A class of Symmetric controlled quantum operations

O. Steuernagel, S.F. Huelga

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Abstract

Certain quantum gates, such as the controlled-NOT gate, are symmetric in terms of the operation of the control system upon the target system and vice versa. However, no operational criteria yet exist for establishing whether or not a given quantum gate is symmetrical in this sense. We consider a restricted, yet broad, class of two-party controlled gate operations for which the gate transforms a reference state of the target into one of an orthogonal set of states. We show that for this class of gates it is possible to establish a simple necessary and sufficient condition for the gate operation to be symmetric.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7057-7066
JournalJournal of Physics A
Volume34
Issue number35
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2001

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