Instantaneous-Frame Theory of Strongly Driven Parametric Gates

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2609.08348v1
• Date: Tue, 08 Sep 2026 07:18:34 GMT
• Title: Instantaneous-Frame Theory of Strongly Driven Parametric Gates
• Abstract summary: Parametric two-qubit gates using tunable couplers are a promising approach to scalable superconducting quantum processors.<n>We show that parametric gates are more naturally and accurately described as coherent rotations between instantaneous eigenstates.<n>These results establish an instantaneous-frame theory of parametric gates beyond conventional idle-frame models.
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• Abstract: Parametric two-qubit gates using tunable couplers are a promising approach to scalable superconducting quantum processors. However, conventional theories formulated in the idle eigenbasis break down in the large-amplitude regime required for fast gate operations. Here, we show that parametric gates are more naturally and accurately described as coherent rotations between instantaneous eigenstates rather than idle eigenstates. This approach may appear counterintuitive, since instantaneous eigenbases are usually associated with adiabatic dynamics. However, they also form a natural moving frame for driven dynamics, where the non-Abelian Berry connection governs transitions and provides a compact description of the exchange and effective $ZZ$ couplings. We show that this theory achieves quantitative agreement with exact numerical simulations across representative tunable-coupler architectures, including double-transmon, capacitively shunted double-transmon, and single-transmon couplers. The description remains accurate even in regimes where idle-frame descriptions fail, while substantially reducing the reliance on computationally demanding exact simulations. These results establish an instantaneous-frame theory of parametric gates beyond conventional idle-frame models and provide a new perspective on driven quantum dynamics.

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