Decoherence of the quantum logic gate implemented with the Jaynes-Cummings model: A semiclassical approach

TL;DR

This paper studies how decoherence affects a quantum logic gate based on the Jaynes-Cummings model using a semiclassical approach, revealing decay processes and validating results with Monte Carlo simulations.

Contribution

It introduces a semiclassical method to analyze decoherence in a Jaynes-Cummings-based quantum gate, linking stochastic external fields with atomic dipole interactions.

Findings

Monte Carlo simulations align with quantum perturbation theory results.

Both T1 and T2 decay processes are observed.

Semiclassical approach effectively models decoherence phenomena.

Abstract

In this paper, we investigate decoherence of Knill, Laflamme, and Milburn's nonlinear sign-shift gate that is implemented with the Jaynes-Cummings model. Introducing a stochastic variable as an external electric field, we let it couple with a dipole moment of a two-level atom. We examine this model using a semiclassical theory. Results of the Monte Carlo simulations under the semiclassical approximation correspond well with those obtained with the quantum mechanical perturbation theory for the stochastic process. In the results of the simulations, we observe both the $\mbox{T}_{1}$ and $\mbox{T}_{2}$ decays. This paper is a sequel to the reference [H.~Azuma, Prog. Theor. Phys. {\bf 126}, 369 (2011)].