Quantum Computing by an Optimal Control Algorithm for Unitary Transformations

José P. Palao and Ronnie Kosloff
Phys. Rev. Lett. 89, 188301 – Published 14 October 2002

Abstract

Quantum computation is based on implementing selected unitary transformations representing algorithms. A generalized optimal control theory is used to find the driving field that generates a prespecified unitary transformation. The approach is independent of the physical implementation of the quantum computer and it is illustrated for one and two qubit gates in model molecular systems, where only part of the Hilbert space is used for computation.

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  • Received 9 April 2002

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.188301

©2002 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

José P. Palao1,2 and Ronnie Kosloff1

  • 1Department of Physical Chemistry and the Fritz Haber Research Center for Molecular Dynamics, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
  • 2Departamento de Física Fundamental II, Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna 38204, Spain

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Vol. 89, Iss. 18 — 28 October 2002

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