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Implementation of a CNOT gate in two cold Rydberg atoms by the nonholonomic control technique

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We present a demonstrative application of the nonholonomic control method to a real physical system composed of two cold Cesium atoms. In particular, we show how to implement a CNOT quantum gate in this system by means of a controlled Stark field.

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  1. Laboratoire Aimé Cotton, CNRS II, Bâtiment 505, 91405, Orsay Cedex, France

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  2. Department of Computing, University of Bradford, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD7 1DP, UK

    G. Harel

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Brion, E., Comparat, D. & Harel, G. Implementation of a CNOT gate in two cold Rydberg atoms by the nonholonomic control technique. Eur. Phys. J. D 38, 381–387 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2006-00010-x

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