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Quantum Gate Speed Hit a Square-Root Energy Wall

Under linear coupling, fixed-fidelity transition rates can grow no faster than the square root of pulse energy.

Published Updated Story ID: mp-2026-09-20-015
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Summary

Under linear coupling, fixed-fidelity transition rates can grow no faster than the square root of pulse energy.

A general bound covers squeezed and non-Gaussian pulses, drive-system entanglement and back-action. It says state engineering alone cannot turn linear coupling into the linear energy scaling allowed by broader speed limits; changing the interaction class is necessary.

Why it matters

Under linear coupling, fixed-fidelity transition rates can grow no faster than the square root of pulse energy.

Limits and context

  • It says state engineering alone cannot turn linear coupling into the linear energy scaling allowed by broader speed limits; changing the interaction class is necessary.

Key claims

  1. Under linear coupling, fixed-fidelity transition rates can grow no faster than the square root of pulse energy.

    Qualification: It says state engineering alone cannot turn linear coupling into the linear energy scaling allowed by broader speed limits; changing the interaction class is necessary.

    Evidence: source-2026-09-20-017

Sources

  1. arXiv preprint 2609.19280arXiv · primary research

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