Entangling power of holonomic gates in atom-based systems

Entanglement is one of the main resources of quantum computation, and entangling power of a quantum system is a crucial element in the universality and efficiency of a proposed architecture for realization of quantum processing. Our goal here is to study the entangling power of holonomic gates in some particular systems. We explore the holonomy-induced entanglement, by means of nonadiabatic quantum holonomies, through different types of interactions in atom-based systems, namely, the tripod-type interaction induced by the quantum Zeno effect between three-level atoms, as well as the Λ-type interaction arising from dipole–dipole or van der Waals forces between high-lying states of two-level atoms in systems consisting of N optically trapped identical atoms. Our analysis shows that although the two schemes provide completely separate classes of entangling gates, both schemes permit for full entangling power and also in the sense of quantum efficiency both families of entanglers consist of holonomic gates that have the same efficiency in quantum algorithms. Besides, we observe that holonomy-induced entanglement characteristics remarkably depend on the interaction configuration of the system. (paper)