Creation and manipulation of surface code defects with quantum optimal control

Raii O, Dey A, Mintert F, Burgarth D (2025)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2025

Journal

Physical Review A American Physical Society

Book Volume: 111

Article Number: 012423

Journal Issue: 1

DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.111.012423

Abstract

The surface code is a stabilizer code whose ground space degeneracy depends on defects in the lattice. The protocols developed to create defects in the system have previously relied on adiabatic dynamics. In this work we use techniques of quantum optimal control to overcome the requirement for adiabaticity and achieve defect creation and implemention of other important operations required for topological quantum computation at much faster timescales.

Involved external institutions

Imperial College London / The Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine GB United Kingdom (GB) Macquarie University AU Australia (AU)

How to cite

APA:

Raii, O., Dey, A., Mintert, F., & Burgarth, D. (2025). Creation and manipulation of surface code defects with quantum optimal control. Physical Review A, 111(1). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.111.012423

MLA:

Raii, Omar, et al. "Creation and manipulation of surface code defects with quantum optimal control." Physical Review A 111.1 (2025).

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