Quantum Zeno effect: A qutrit controlled by a qubit

Abstract

For a three-level system monitored by an ancilla, we show that the quantum Zeno effect can be employed to control quantum jump for error correction. Further, we show that we can realize cNOT gate, and effect dense coding and teleportation using a three-level system with an ancilla. We believe that this work paves the way to generalize the control of a qudit.