A two-qubit entangling gate based on a two-spin gadget

Abstract: The faster speed and operational convenience of two-qubit gate with flux bias control makes it an important candidate for future large-scale quantum computers based on high coherence flux qubits. Based on a properly designed two-spin gadget which has small gaps during the evolution of energy levels, we build a CNOT-equivalent gate which can reach a fidelity larger than 99.9% within 40ns. Moreover, we also use the Schrieffer-Wolff Transformation to translate the spin model Ising coefficients schedule to circuit model flux bias schedule for realistic flux qubit circuits coupled by a tunable rf-squid. The two-qubit entangling gate scheme introduced here is suitable for realizing efficient two-qubit gates in the large scale flux qubit systems dominated by inductive couplings. Comparing with the current gate-based quantum computation systems dominated by capacitive couplings, it can resolve the conflict between the speed and a high coherence.