A proposal for implementing an n-qubit controlled-rotation gate with three-level superconducting qubit systems in cavity QED

TL;DR

This paper proposes a scalable method for implementing an n-qubit controlled-rotation gate using three-level superconducting qubits in cavity QED, with operation time decreasing as the number of qubits increases.

Contribution

The method enables scalable n-qubit controlled-rotation gates with constant operational steps and decreasing time, applicable to various superconducting devices in cavity QED.

Findings

Gate operation time decreases with more qubits.

Operational steps do not increase with qubit number.

Applicable to various superconducting systems.

Abstract

We present a way for implementing an n-qubit controlled-rotation gate with three-level superconducting qubit systems in cavity QED. The two logical states of a qubit are represented by the two lowest levels of each system while a higher-energy level is used for the gate implementation. The method operates essentially by preparing a $W$ state conditioned on the states of the control qubits, creating a single photon in the cavity mode, and then performing an arbitrary rotation on the states of the target qubit with assistance of the cavity photon. It is interesting to note that the basic operational steps for implementing the proposed gate do not increase with the number $n$ of qubits, and the gate operation time decreases as the number of qubits increases. This proposal is quite general, which can be applied to various types of superconducting devices in a cavity or coupled to a resonator.