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Characteristics, implementation, and applications of special perfect entanglers
In this paper, we discuss the characteristics of special perfect entanglers from a new perspective, present the results obtained from the implementation of special perfect entangler circuits using cross-resonance interaction, and discuss their applications. First, we show that the entangling power of a two-qubit gate is proportional to the mean squared length of the chords present in the argand diagram of squared eigenvalues of the nonlocal part of the gate, and derive the entangling characteristics of special perfect entanglers from the argand diagram associated with them. Next, we discuss the implementation of a single-parameter special perfect entangler circuit in an IBM quantum processor. We implement the circuit for nine different parameters using two methods. In the first method, we use two echoed cross-resonance gates for implementation, and in the second method, we use pulse-level programming to define the pulse sequence of part of the circuits. For a particular input state, we perform quantum state tomography, calculate state fidelity and concurrence of the output density matrices, and compare the results obtained in both methods of implementation. We also measure the average gate fidelity for the B gate circuit. We construct a universal two-qubit quantum circuit using the special perfect entangler circuit. This universal circuit can be used to generate all two-qubit gates in IBM quantum processors. We also show that
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B gate circuits can be used to generate
n
-qubit GHZ and perfect W states. We generate three-qubit perfect W state in IBM quantum processor. Perfect W state generated using pulse-level programming shows better fidelity than the state generated using four echoed cross-resonance gates.
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Mirror symmetry in the geometry of nonlocal two-qubit gates and universal two-qubit quantum circuits
We discuss the transformation of nonlocal two-qubit gates and symmetries possessed by Weyl chamber of two-qubit gates under mirror operation. We define the mirror operation as reflections about a specific set of planes of Weyl chamber in
c
-space which is spanned by Cartan coordinates. For the lines at the intersection of two specific reflecting planes, both the mirror operation and inverse operation cause the same transformation of Cartan coordinates. The point representing B-gate being the only common point to all reflecting planes, Cartan coordinates and all nonlocal characteristics of B-gate are invariant under mirror operation. In
g
-space which is spanned by local invariants, the mirror operation can be defined as parity transformation. With the point representing B-gate at the center of Weyl chamber, the mirror symmetry of Weyl chamber is apparent in
g
-space. In addition, we show that the gate typicality is a linear function of a local invariant and discuss its transformation under mirror operation. We also discuss the ability of a special perfect entangler (SPE) and its mirror gate to construct other nonlocal two-qubit gates and show that an SPE and its mirror together with local
y
-rotations can generate SWAP operation. Further, we propose universal two-qubit quantum circuits involving two applications of SPEs and local
y
-rotations. Finally, we propose a scheme to implement SPEs in ion-trap quantum computers which allows the usage of proposed universal two-qubit quantum circuits in quantum computation. We show that
B
-gate can generate all two-qubit gates in four applications with suitable single-qubit gates. In terms of implementation time,
B
-gate and one of the proposed universal two-qubit quantum circuits are advantageous over CNOT gate being used as entangling basis gate in ion-trap quantum computer.
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Low Temperature Annealed Zinc Oxide Nanostructured Thin Film-Based Transducers: Characterization for Sensing Applications
The performance of sensing surfaces highly relies on nanostructures to enhance their sensitivity and specificity. Herein, nanostructured zinc oxide (ZnO) thin films of various thicknesses were coated on glass and p-type silicon substrates using a sol-gel spin-coating technique. The deposited films were characterized for morphological, structural, and optoelectronic properties by high-resolution measurements. X-ray diffraction analyses revealed that the deposited films have a c-axis orientation and display peaks that refer to ZnO, which exhibits a hexagonal structure with a preferable plane orientation (002). The thicknesses of ZnO thin films prepared using 1, 3, 5, and 7 cycles were measured to be 40, 60, 100, and 200 nm, respectively. The increment in grain size of the thin film from 21 to 52 nm was noticed, when its thickness was increased from 40 to 200 nm, whereas the band gap value decreased from 3.282 to 3.268 eV. Band gap value of ZnO thin film with thickness of 200 nm at pH ranging from 2 to 10 reduces from 3.263eV to 3.200 eV. Furthermore, to evaluate the transducing capacity of the ZnO nanostructure, the refractive index, optoelectric constant, and bulk modulus were analyzed and correlated. The highest thickness (200 nm) of ZnO film, embedded with an interdigitated electrode that behaves as a pH-sensing electrode, could sense pH variations in the range of 2-10. It showed a highly sensitive response of 444 μAmM-1cm-2 with a linear regression of R2 =0.9304. The measured sensitivity of the developed device for pH per unit is 3.72μA/pH.
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Significance of Controller Independent Bell state-based communication protocol
Quantum communication is a technique in which quantum information is transferred from one place to another. There are several quantum communication protocols, starting from quantum key distribution (QKD). The most popular of them is quantum dialogue (QD), which enables communicants to exchange their secret messages simultaneously. QD can be broadly classified into controller dependent and controller-independent protocols. In this work, we aim to analyze the various characteristics such as the quantum resource, the measurement used, the encoding rules, and the dishonesty of the controller of quantum dialogue protocols. From the analysis of the considered protocols, we have found that the controller-independent QD protocol can be preferred over the controller-dependent protocol.
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Significance of Bell States Over Four-Qubit Entangled States in Quantum Bidirectional Direct Communication Protocols
The controller-independent quantum bidirectional direct communication (QBDC) protocol using Bell states is widely studied. In recent times, protocols have been proposed using four-qubit entangled states with the intention of increasing security. In this work, we compare the controller-independent QBDC protocol using Bell states with that of a protocol that exploits four-qubit entangled states. We observe that the same two-qubit protocol can be run on a four-qubit system without information leakage. The security offered is the same in both cases, but the quantum efficiency of the protocol is reduced in the case of four-qubit entangled states. We highlight the significance of the protocol using Bell states from the physical implementation point of view.
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Alterations of mucosal microbiota in the colon of patients with inflammatory bowel disease revealed by real time polymerase chain reaction amplification of 16S ribosomal ribonucleic acid
Alterations in microbial communities closely associated with the intestinal mucosa are likely to be important in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We examined the abundance of specific microbial populations in colonic mucosa of patients with ulcerative colitis (UC), Crohn's disease (CD) and controls using reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) amplification of 16S ribosomal ribonucleic acid (16S rRNA).
RNA was extracted from colonic mucosal biopsies of patients with UC (32), CD (28) and patients undergoing screening colonoscopy (controls), and subjected to RT-qPCR using primers targeted at 16S rRNA sequences specific to selected microbial populations.
Bacteroides-Prevotella-Porphyromonas group and Enterobacteriaceae were the most abundant mucosal microbiota. Bacteroides and Lactobacillus abundance was greater in UC patients compared with controls or CD. Escherichia coli abundance was increased in UC compared with controls. Clostridium coccoides group and C. leptum group abundances were reduced in CD compared with controls. Microbial population did not differ between diseased and adjacent normal mucosa, or between untreated patients and those already on medical treatment. The Firmicutes to Bacteroidetes ratio was significantly decreased in both UC and CD compared with controls, indicative of a dysbiosis in both conditions.
Dysbiosis appears to be a primary feature in both CD and UC. Microbiome-directed interventions are likely to be appropriate in therapy of IBD.
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Entanglement versus Mixedness: A Study using the Output States of Quantum Deleting Machines
Our study examines the output states produced by deletion machines, including the Pati-Braunstein (PB) and our proposed deleting machine (DM). We study the specific form of maximally entangled mixed state (MEMS) and Werner state that achieve the highest entanglement for a given level of mixedness. These states are useful in quantum information tasks due to their optimal entanglement for a given mixedness. We considered various entanglement measures (concurrence and negativity) and mixedness measures (linear and von Neumann entropy). We compared the output state of our proposed deletion machine with MEMS and Werner state, finding that our machine creates states with higher mixedness, entanglement in certain input state
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and entanglement parameter (
w
,
p
) ranges. The results indicate that our proposed deletion machine could be effectively utilized in quantum information applications, similar to MEMS and Werner states.
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A Point-of-Care Immunosensor for Human Chorionic Gonadotropin in Clinical Urine Samples Using a Cuneated Polysilicon Nanogap Lab-on-Chip
Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), a glycoprotein hormone secreted from the placenta, is a key molecule that indicates pregnancy. Here, we have designed a cost-effective, label-free, in situ point-of-care (POC) immunosensor to estimate hCG using a cuneated 25 nm polysilicon nanogap electrode. A tiny chip with the dimensions of 20.5 × 12.5 mm was fabricated using conventional lithography and size expansion techniques. Furthermore, the sensing surface was functionalized by (3-aminopropyl)triethoxysilane and quantitatively measured the variations in hCG levels from clinically obtained human urine samples. The dielectric properties of the present sensor are shown with a capacitance above 40 nF for samples from pregnant women; it was lower with samples from non-pregnant women. Furthermore, it has been proven that our sensor has a wide linear range of detection, as a sensitivity of 835.88 μA mIU(-1) ml(-2) cm(-2) was attained, and the detection limit was 0.28 mIU/ml (27.78 pg/ml). The dissociation constant Kd of the specific antigen binding to the anti-hCG was calculated as 2.23 ± 0.66 mIU, and the maximum number of binding sites per antigen was Bmax = 22.54 ± 1.46 mIU. The sensing system shown here, with a narrow nanogap, is suitable for high-throughput POC diagnosis, and a single injection can obtain triplicate data or parallel analyses of different targets.
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An assessment of thermal behaviour and gamma radiation stability of lanthanide-doped aluminium phosphate glasses for immobilization of minor actinides
The effects of lanthanides addition (Ce, Pr, Nd and Gd) to aluminium phosphate glass on its thermal properties were systematically studied. It was observed that the temperature of the glass transition gets enhanced due to the increase in the rigidity of the network upon doping. The fragility index values (m = 22–40) of lanthanide-doped glasses indicated their strong glass-forming ability. The specific heat capacity values showed a monotonous variation with the lanthanide content. Ce- and Pr-doped glasses showed maxima in heat capacity at 5 wt% and minima at 10 wt% doping, whereas Nd- and Gd-doped glasses showed maxima at 3 wt% and minima at 10 wt% doping. The DSC curve of the 10 wt% lanthanide-doped glasses showed exothermic peaks in the range 913–920 K, is due to the formation of a monazite phase. The FTIR spectra of the γ-irradiated glass specimens evidenced the structural stability of these glasses.
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