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Two-qubit gates via exchange

Exchange can entangle neighboring spin qubits.

01 / Mathematical framework
$$U_{\rm ex}(t)=e^{-iJt\mathbf S_1\cdot\mathbf S_2/\hbar}$$

Physical intuition

Exchange can entangle neighboring spin qubits.

Deep dive: physical mechanism

Pulsed tunnel barriers control J and implement exchange-family gates.

What is measured experimentally?

Conditional oscillations and randomized benchmarking assess operation.

Assumptions, noise and limitations

Residual coupling, leakage and pulse distortion limit fidelity.

Research and simulation exercise

Construct a two-spin unitary and evaluate entanglement.

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