High-Fidelity Controlled-Phase Gate for Binomial Codes via Geometric Phase Engineering
Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 210602 – Published 27 May, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/yv9x-1sqp
Abstract
High-fidelity two-logical-qubit gates are essential for realizing fault-tolerant quantum computation with bosonic codes, yet experimentally reported fidelities have rarely exceeded 90%. Here, we propose a geometric phase engineering approach for implementing controlled-phase gates for binomially encoded logical qubits. This method leverages the structural simplicity of geometric drives to reduce the numerical optimization dimensionality while fully incorporating system nonlinearities, enabling fast and high-fidelity logical operations. As an example, we experimentally demonstrate a process fidelity of with postselection to exclude leakage ( without post selection) for a controlled-Z gate between two lowest-order binomial codes, surpassing all previously reported two-logical-qubit gates in bosonic codes. This Letter demonstrates that geometric phase engineering provides an effective and experimentally feasible route to fast, high-fidelity logical operations in bosonic quantum processors.
