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Experimental characterization of the energetics of quantum logic gates

Quantum Physics 2021-06-11 v2

Abstract

We characterize the energetic footprint of a two-qubit quantum gate from the perspective of non-equilibrium quantum thermodynamics. We experimentally reconstruct the statistics of energy and entropy fluctuations following the implementation of a controlled-unitary gate, linking them to the performance of the gate itself and the phenomenology of Landauer principle at the single-quantum level. Our work thus addresses the energetic cost of operating quantum circuits, a problem that is crucial for the grounding of the upcoming quantum technologies.

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@article{arxiv.2001.11924,
  title  = {Experimental characterization of the energetics of quantum logic gates},
  author = {Valeria Cimini and Stefano Gherardini and Marco Barbieri and Ilaria Gianani and Marco Sbroscia and Lorenzo Buffoni and Mauro Paternostro and Filippo Caruso},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2001.11924},
  year   = {2021}
}

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