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Original Russian Text © S.N. Andrianov, S.A. Moiseev, 2012, published in Optika i Spektroskopiya, 2012, Vol. 112, No. 2, pp. 436–443.
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1. INTRODUCTION
Creation of quantum computer is the important
fundamental problem of quantum informatics. It can
be used for the solution of problems not executing by
classical computers. The first prototype of solid state
quantum computer was created in 2009 on supercon-
ducting qubits [1]. However, this approach suffers
from decoherence connected with spontaneous radia-
tion, and it is desirable to find some other quantum
systems for realization of qubits with long decoher-
ence time. Ions and neutral atoms in cold gases, impu-
rity centers or vacancies in solids could be such sys-
tems [2] but an interaction of single quantum systems
with electromagnetic radiation is rather weak. There-
fore, multiatomic systems with separated resonance
transitions and dipole blockade mechanism for extrac-
tion of two-level subspaces from the large number of
possible quantum states in united ensemble of atoms
were suggested for using as qubits [3]. But the dipole-
dipole interaction used for blockade introduces deco-
herence itself in the evolution of atomic system.
Therefore, we propose in this paper the collective
blockade of states not leading to the additional deco-
herence of quantum states. It is possible to use such a
collective blockade for spatially separated atomic
ensembles interacting with each other via the field of
virtual photons in the system of cavities that is
described by transverse Heisenberg model [4, 5].
Heisenberg interaction yields the possibility for
realization of fast two-qubit gates, but the realization
of as fast single-qubit gates remains to be a problem
since they are based on the weak local interactions. It
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was shown [6–9] that it is possible to construct using
only Heisenberg type interactions the set of gates uni-
versal for some Heisenberg subspace with encoding of
each logical qubit on three physical qubits. This
approach was named as an approach of encoded uni-
versality [9]. However, it is rather difficult to achieve
an encoded controlled not operation since it is
required to use 7 parallel exchange interactions or 19
subsequent gates. In papers [10, 11], various variants
of Heisenberg model for interaction of qubits are con-
sidered for realization of basic gates that are accompa-
nied by significant complications because of large
number of steps in the interaction of qubits. In this
connection, we show in this paper that it is possible
with encoding of one logical qubit on the pair of phys-
ical qubits to realize controlled not operation in one
step at using of multiatomic ensembles nonlinear fre-
quency shift besides transverse Heisenberg interac-
tion. We describe principal scheme of this protocol for
realization of two-qubit gates where atomic nonlinear
frequency shift emerges naturally in quantum electro-
dynamic cavity.
2. SWAPPING GATES
Let’s consider the set of atomic systems (nodes)
containing in common electro-dynamic cavity
together with quantum memory (QM) node (Fig. 1).
Earlier, we have considered conditions for the realiza-
tion of highly effective multi-qubit QM in the cavity
[12]. For realization of two-qubit gates, we transfer
sequentially in the beginning two qubits from QM into
the first and then into the second processor nodes.
Transfer process realizes when equalizing resonance
Quantum Computers on Multiatomic Ensembles
in Quantum Electrodynamic Cavity
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S. N. Andrianov
a
and S. A. Moiseev
a, b
a
Institute for Informatics of Tatarstan Republic Academy of Sciences, Kazan, 420012 Russia
b
Kazan Physical and Technical Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences, Kazan, 420029 Russia
e-mail: samoi@yandex.ru
Received July 22, 2011
Abstract—Schemes for the construction of quantum computers on multiatomic ensembles in quantum elec-
trodynamic cavity are considered. With that, both encoding of physical qubits on each separate multiatomic
ensemble and logical encoding of qubits on the pairs of ensembles are introduced. Possible constructions of
swapping (SWAP, ) and controlled swapping gates (CSWAP) are analyzed. Mechanism of collective
blockade and dynamical elimination procedure are proposed for realization of these gates. The comparison
of the scheme solutions is carried out for the construction of quantum computer at using of physical and log-
ical qubits.
DOI: 10.1134/S0030400X12030034
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