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.

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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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Year
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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10.1103/physrevlett.78.390