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Main Authors: Ding, Qi, Chowdhury, Shoumik, Di Paolo, Agustin, Assouly, Réouven, Oppenheim, Alan V., Grover, Jeffrey A., Oliver, William D.
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.03164
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author Ding, Qi
Chowdhury, Shoumik
Di Paolo, Agustin
Assouly, Réouven
Oppenheim, Alan V.
Grover, Jeffrey A.
Oliver, William D.
author_facet Ding, Qi
Chowdhury, Shoumik
Di Paolo, Agustin
Assouly, Réouven
Oppenheim, Alan V.
Grover, Jeffrey A.
Oliver, William D.
contents Achieving high-fidelity single- and two-qubit gates is essential for executing arbitrary digital quantum algorithms and for building error-corrected quantum computers. We propose a theoretical framework for implementing quantum gates using frequency- and amplitude-modulated microwave control, which extends conventional amplitude modulation by introducing frequency modulation as an additional degree of control. Our approach operates on fixed-frequency qubits, converting the need for qubit frequency tunability into drive frequency modulation. Using Floquet theory, we analyze and design these drives for optimal fidelity within specified criteria. Our framework spans adiabatic to nonadiabatic gates within the Floquet framework, ensuring broad applicability across gate types and control schemes. Using typical transmon qubit parameters in numerical simulations, we demonstrate a universal gate set-including the X, Hadamard, phase, and CZ gates-with control error well below 0.1% and gate times of 25-40 ns for single-qubit operations and 125-135 ns for two-qubit operations. Furthermore, we show an always-on CZ gate tailored for driven qubits, which has gate times of 80-90 ns.
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spellingShingle Frequency- and Amplitude-Modulated Gates for Universal Quantum Control
Ding, Qi
Chowdhury, Shoumik
Di Paolo, Agustin
Assouly, Réouven
Oppenheim, Alan V.
Grover, Jeffrey A.
Oliver, William D.
Quantum Physics
Systems and Control
Achieving high-fidelity single- and two-qubit gates is essential for executing arbitrary digital quantum algorithms and for building error-corrected quantum computers. We propose a theoretical framework for implementing quantum gates using frequency- and amplitude-modulated microwave control, which extends conventional amplitude modulation by introducing frequency modulation as an additional degree of control. Our approach operates on fixed-frequency qubits, converting the need for qubit frequency tunability into drive frequency modulation. Using Floquet theory, we analyze and design these drives for optimal fidelity within specified criteria. Our framework spans adiabatic to nonadiabatic gates within the Floquet framework, ensuring broad applicability across gate types and control schemes. Using typical transmon qubit parameters in numerical simulations, we demonstrate a universal gate set-including the X, Hadamard, phase, and CZ gates-with control error well below 0.1% and gate times of 25-40 ns for single-qubit operations and 125-135 ns for two-qubit operations. Furthermore, we show an always-on CZ gate tailored for driven qubits, which has gate times of 80-90 ns.
title Frequency- and Amplitude-Modulated Gates for Universal Quantum Control
topic Quantum Physics
Systems and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.03164