Approximate unconventional geometric phase gate by highly squeezed operators with a cavity QED system

Abstract

We introduce the general definition of the unconventional geometric phase independent of the specific physical system and show how a highly squeezed operator can approximately induce the general unconventional geometric phase, which goes beyond the original unconventional one by displacement operators (Zhu and Wang 2003 Phys. Rev. Lett. 91 187902). By means of the squeezed operator concerning the cavity mode state along a closed path in the phase space, we discuss specifically how to implement approximately a two-qubit geometric phase gate in a cavity QED system with two-photon interaction between the atoms and the cavity mode, assisted by a classical field. Discussions regarding the implementation time of the gating, the possible decaying sources and the experimental feasibility are given in detail.