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Main Authors: Tonchev, Hristo G., Vitanov, Nikolay V.
Format: Preprint
Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.21594
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author Tonchev, Hristo G.
Vitanov, Nikolay V.
author_facet Tonchev, Hristo G.
Vitanov, Nikolay V.
contents Systematic control errors remain a primary obstacle to realizing high-fidelity single-qubit gates. We introduce composite pulse sequences that implement X and Hadamard gates while simultaneously compensating amplitude (Rabi-frequency), detuning (frequency), and duration errors. Our construction uses two complementary strategies: (i) derivative-based cancellation of error terms in the full unitary (not just the transition probability), formulated via the Cayley-Klein parametrization, and (ii) direct minimization of the average gate infidelity over prescribed error ranges. We derive symmetric five-pulse solutions with closed-form phases that cancel all first-order terms (including the mixed derivative), and numerically optimize longer sequences -- up to 15 pulses -- to achieve higher-order suppression. We also show that standard ``universal'' five-pulse sequences (U5a/U5b) emerge as simple phase-shifted instances of our symmetric solutions, yielding broad robustness to both detuning and amplitude errors. Finally, we construct variable-area sequences for $R_x(π/2)$, which, up to virtual Z rotations, benchmark the Hadamard gate. Across all families we observe the expected trade-off between sequence length and robustness window, with substantial boosts in fidelity over large error domains.
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spellingShingle Composite quantum gates simultaneously compensated for multiple errors
Tonchev, Hristo G.
Vitanov, Nikolay V.
Quantum Physics
Systematic control errors remain a primary obstacle to realizing high-fidelity single-qubit gates. We introduce composite pulse sequences that implement X and Hadamard gates while simultaneously compensating amplitude (Rabi-frequency), detuning (frequency), and duration errors. Our construction uses two complementary strategies: (i) derivative-based cancellation of error terms in the full unitary (not just the transition probability), formulated via the Cayley-Klein parametrization, and (ii) direct minimization of the average gate infidelity over prescribed error ranges. We derive symmetric five-pulse solutions with closed-form phases that cancel all first-order terms (including the mixed derivative), and numerically optimize longer sequences -- up to 15 pulses -- to achieve higher-order suppression. We also show that standard ``universal'' five-pulse sequences (U5a/U5b) emerge as simple phase-shifted instances of our symmetric solutions, yielding broad robustness to both detuning and amplitude errors. Finally, we construct variable-area sequences for $R_x(π/2)$, which, up to virtual Z rotations, benchmark the Hadamard gate. Across all families we observe the expected trade-off between sequence length and robustness window, with substantial boosts in fidelity over large error domains.
title Composite quantum gates simultaneously compensated for multiple errors
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.21594