Abstract
We show how to fully characterize a quantum process in an open quantum system. We particularize the procedure to the case of a universal two-qubit gate in a quantum computer. We illustrate the method with a numerical simulation of a quantum gate in the ion trap quantum computer.
Keywords
Quantum computerQuantum gateQubitTrapped ion quantum computerPhysicsQuantum error correctionControlled NOT gateQuantum networkOpen quantum systemQuantum circuitQuantum simulatorQuantum mechanicsQuantum algorithmQuantumQuantum processQuantum technologyQuantum informationProcess (computing)Computer scienceQuantum dynamics
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- 1997
- Type
- article
- Volume
- 78
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 390-393
- Citations
- 664
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J. F. Poyatos,
J. I. Cirac,
P. Zoller
(1997).
Complete Characterization of a Quantum Process: The Two-Bit Quantum Gate.
Physical Review Letters
, 78
(2)
, 390-393.
https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.78.390
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- DOI
- 10.1103/physrevlett.78.390