Holonomic control of a three-qubits system in an NV center using a near-term quantum computer

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates the simulation of three-qubit holonomic quantum gates in NV centers using IBM Quantum Experience, highlighting high-fidelity off-resonant gates and control of decoherence via geometric phases.

Contribution

It provides the first simulation results of holonomic control for three-qubit NV-center systems, showing tunable geometric phases and high gate fidelity.

Findings

High fidelity (~80%) of off-resonant holonomic gates

Control of decoherence through geometric phase manipulation

Observation of spin-orbit coupling-like behavior in the system

Abstract

The holonomic approach to controlling (nitrogen-vacancy) NV-center qubits provides an elegant way of theoretically devising universal quantum gates that operate on qubits via calculable microwave pulses. There is, however, a lack of simulated results from the theory of holonomic control of quantum registers with more than two qubits describing the transition between the dark states. In light of this, we have been experimenting with the IBM Quantum Experience technology to determine the capabilities of simulating holonomic control of NV-centers for three qubits describing an eight-level system that produces a non-Abelian geometric phase. The tunability of the geometric phase via the detuning frequency is demonstrated through the high fidelity (about 80%) of 3-qubit off-resonant holonomic gates over the on-resonant ones. The transition between the dark states shows the alignment of the gate dark state with the qubits initial state hence decoherence of the multi-qubit system is well-controlled through a 0.33pi rotation. The electron return probability can exhibit spin-orbit coupling-like behavior as observed in topological materials based on the extra geometric phase.