Quantum computing method and quantum computer

A quantum bit computation method comprising:

• preparing an optical resonator with a resonance frequency;
• preparing a plurality of first physical systems contained in the optical resonator and including four energy states and two energy states, the four energy states being represented by |0>, |1>, |3> and |5>, the two energy states being represented by |2> and |4>, energies of |2> and |4> being higher than energies of |0>, |1>, |3> and |5>, a transition frequency between |3> and |2> being equal to the resonance frequency, |0> and |1> representing quantum bits;
• shifting |0> of each of a first physical system and a second physical system, included in the first physical systems, to |3> by emitting thereto light pulses resonating with |0>-|4> transitions of the first physical system and the second physical system and |3>-|4> transitions of the first physical system and the second physical system;
• shifting |1> of the first physical system and the second physical system to |5> by emitting thereto light pulses resonating with |1>-|4> transitions of the first physical system and the second physical system and |5>-|4> transitions of the first physical system and the second physical system;
• emitting, to the optical resonator, a single-photon pulse with the resonance frequency;
• flipping quantum bits of second physical systems except for the first physical system and the second physical system, the second physical systems being included in the first physical systems;
• flipping |3> and |5> of each of the first physical system and the second physical system;
• executing no operations by a time equal to a time for emitting the single-photon pulse to the optical resonator;
• returning |3> of each of the first physical system and the second physical system to |0> by emitting thereto light pulses resonating with the |0>-|4> transitions and the |3>-|4> transitions;
• returning |5> of the first physical system and the second physical system to |1> by light pulses resonating with the |1>-|4> transitions and the |5>-|4> transitions;
• and
• flipping quantum bits of the first physical systems.

A quantum computer comprising:

• an optical resonator with a resonance frequency;
• a plurality of first physical systems contained in the optical resonator and including at least three energy states and two energy states, the three energy states being represented by |0>, |1> and |3>, the two energy states being represented by |2> and |4>, energies of |2> and |4> being higher than energies of |0>, |1> and |3>, a transition frequency between |3> and |2> being equal to the resonance frequency, |0> and |1> representing quantum bits;
• a light source configured to operate energy states of the first physical systems;
• a magnetic field generating unit configured to generate an oscillation magnetic field used for bit flipping;
• and
• a control unit configured to operate a two-quantum-bit gate on quantum bits of a first physical system and a second physical system included in the first physical systems, using the optical resonator, the light source, and first energy states of the first physical system and the second physical system which are other than |0> and |1>, second energy states of second physical systems except for the first physical system and the second physical system do not change, the control unit being also configured to flip quantum bits of the first physical systems using the magnetic field generating unit after operating the two-quantum-bit gate, to cause, after flipping the quantum bits, no operations to be executed by a time equal to a time for operating the two-quantum-bit gate, and to flip the quantum bits of the first physical systems using the magnetic field generating unit after causing no operations to be executed.

A quantum computer comprising:

• a single-sided resonator with a resonance frequency including a total reflection mirror and a partial transmission mirror;
• a plurality of first physical systems contained in the single-sided resonator and including at least three energy states and two energy states, the three energy states being represented by |0>, |1> and |3>, the two energy states being represented by |2> and |4>, energies of |2> and |4> being higher than energies of |0>, |1> and |3>, a transition frequency between |3> and |2> being equal to the resonance frequency, |0> and |1> representing quantum bits;
• a light source configured to operate energy states of the first physical systems;
• a magnetic field generating unit configured to generate an oscillation magnetic field used for bit flipping;
• and
• a control unit configured to operate a two-quantum-bit gate on quantum bits of a first physical system and a second physical system included in the first physical systems, using the single-sided resonator, the light source, and first energy states of the first physical system and the second physical system which are other than |0> and |1>, second energy states of second physical systems except for the first physical system and the second physical system do not change, the control unit being also configured to flip quantum bits of the first physical systems using the magnetic field generating unit after operating the two-quantum-bit gate, to cause, after flipping the quantum bits, no operations to be executed by a time equal to a time for operating the two-quantum-bit gate, and to flip the quantum bits of the first physical systems using the magnetic field generating unit after causing no operations to be executed,
• wherein the two-quantum-bit gate is realized by emitting, from the light source to the first physical system and the second physical system, light pulses resonating with |0>-|4> transitions of the first physical system and the second physical system and |3>-|4> transitions of the first physical system and the second physical system to shift |0> of each of the first physical system and the second physical system to |3>, emitting a single-photon pulse having the resonance frequency from the light source to the single-sided resonator, and emitting light pulses resonating with the |0>-|4> transitions and the |3>-|4> transitions from the light source to the first physical system and the second physical system to return |3> of each of the first physical system and the second physical system to |0>.

A quantum computer comprising:

• a single-sided resonator with a resonance frequency including a total reflection mirror and a partial transmission mirror;
• a plurality of physical systems contained in the single-sided resonator and including four energy states and two energy states, the four energy states being represented by |0>, |1>, |3> and |5>, the two energy states being represented by |2> and |4>, energies of |2> and |4> being higher than energies of |0>, |1>, |3> and |5>, a transition frequency between |3> and |2> being equal to the resonance frequency, |0> and |1> representing quantum bits;
• a light source configured to operate energy states of the physical systems;
• a magnetic field generating unit configured to generate an oscillation magnetic field used for bit flipping;
• and
• a control unit configured to operate a two-quantum-bit gate on quantum bits of a first physical system and a second physical system included in the physical systems, using the single-sided resonator, the light source, and first energy states of the first physical system and the second physical system which are other than |0> and |1>, second energy states of physical systems except for the first physical system and the second physical system do not change, the control unit being also configured to flip quantum bits of the physical systems using the magnetic field generating unit after operating the two-quantum-bit gate, to cause, after flipping the quantum bits, no operations to be executed by a time equal to a time for operating the two-quantum-bit gate, and to flip the quantum bits of the physical systems using the magnetic field generating unit after causing no operations to be executed,
• wherein the two-quantum-bit gate is realized by emitting, from the light source to the first physical system, two first light pulses resonating with a |1>-|4> transition of the first physical system and a |5>-|4> transition of the first physical system to shift |1> of the first physical system to |5>, emitting, from the light source to the second physical system, two second light pulses resonating with a |1>-|4> transition of the second physical system and a |3>-|4> transition of the second physical system to shift |1> of the second physical system to |3>, emitting, from the light source to the first physical system and second physical system, two third light pulses resonating with |5>-|2> transitions of the first physical system and the second physical system to execute adiabatic passage using the single-sided resonator, to shift |5> of the first physical system and |3> of the second physical system to |3> and |5>, respectively, emitting, from the light source to the first physical system and the second physical system, two fourth light pulses resonating with the |5>-|2> transitions to execute adiabatic passage using the single-sided resonator, to return |3> of the first physical system and |5> of the second physical system to |5> and |3>, respectively, emitting the two first light pulses from the light source to the first physical system to return |5> of the first physical system to |1>, and emitting the two second light pulses from the light source to the second physical system to return |3> of the second physical system to |1>.

A quantum computer comprising:

• a single-sided resonator with a resonance frequency including a total reflection mirror and a partial transmission mirror;
• a plurality of first physical systems contained in the single-sided resonator and including four energy states and two energy states, the four energy states being represented by |0>, |1>, |3> and |5>, the two energy states being represented by |2> and |4>, energies of |2> and |4> being higher than energies of |0>, |1>, |3> and |5>, a transition frequency between |3> and |2> being equal to the resonance frequency, |0> and |1> representing quantum bits;
• a first light source configured to operate energy states of the first physical systems;
• a second light source configured to generate a single-photon pulse having the resonance frequency;
• a magnetic field generating unit configured to generate an oscillation magnetic field used for bit flipping;
• and
• a control unit configured to cause the first light source to emit, to a first physical system and a second physical system included in the first physical systems, two first light pulses resonating with |0>-|4> transitions of the first physical system and the second physical system and |3>-|4> transitions of the first physical system and the second physical system to shift |0> of each of the first physical system and the second physical system to |3>, to cause the first light source to emit, to the first physical system and the second physical system, two second light pulses resonating with |1>-|4> transitions of the first physical system and the second physical system and |5>-|4> transitions of the first physical system and the second physical system to shift |1> of each of the first physical system and the second physical system to |5>, to cause the second light source to emit the single-photon pulse to the single-sided resonator to flip quantum bits of second physical systems except for the first physical system and the second physical system and flip |3> and |5> of each of the first physical system and the second physical system, then to cause no operations to be executed by a time equal to a time for emitting the single-photon pulse to the single-sided resonator, then to cause the first light source to emit, to the first physical system and the second physical system, two light pulses resonating with the |0>-|4> transitions and the |3>-|4> transitions to return |3> of each of the first physical system and the second physical system to |0>, to cause the first light source to emit, to the first physical system and the second physical system, two light pulses resonating with the |1>-|4> transitions and the |5>-|4> transitions to return |5> of each of the first physical system and the second physical system to |1>, and to cause the quantum bits of the first physical systems to be flipped.