Commensurate quantum oscillations in coupled qubits

We study the coupled-qubit oscillation driven by an oscillating field. When the period of the nonresonant mode is commensurate with that of the resonant mode of the Rabi oscillation, we show that the controlled-NOT (CNOT) gate operation can be demonstrated. For a weak coupling the CNOT gate operation is achievable by the commensurate oscillations, while for a sufficiently strong coupling it can be done for arbitrary parameter values. By finely tuning the amplitude of oscillating field it is shown that the high fidelity of the CNOT gate can be obtained for any fixed coupling strength and qubit energy gap in experiments. ©2010 The American Physical Society