Protocol and quantum circuit for implementing the N-bit discrete quantum Fourier transform in cavity QED

We present a simple protocol and quantum circuit for efficient implementation of the N-bit discrete quantum Fourier transform by using two-qubit controlled-NOT gate and SWCZ gate that is a combination of -SWAP and controlled-Z gates in cavity quantum electrodynamics. In this protocol long-lived electronic states in circular Rydberg atoms are used as quantum bits and the one-bit and two-bit quantum gate operations required for implementing the discrete quantum Fourier transform in the quantum circuit can be easily achieved with atom–microwave resonant interaction and atom–cavity interaction occurring only between two nearest-neighbour atoms. We present the detailed experimental procedure and analyse the experimental feasibility.