Quantum logic processor: Implementation with electronic Mach-Zehnder interferometer

摘要

An approach for implementation of quantum logic in electronic Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) has been described in this letter. All single qubit gates can be achieved by electron spin manipulation using Rashba spin-orbit coupling. Double qubit gates can also be implemented using the orbital degree of freedom of the electron. The MZI can be realized with intertwined ballistic nanowires. Spin injection and detection in the system can be done by a mesoscopic Stern-Gerlach apparatus. The system can be coupled in an array to form the quantum logic processor.