Modified Khaneja--Glaser Decomposition and Realization of Three-Qubit Quantum Gate

Optimal implementation of quantum gates is crucial for realization of quantum computation. We slightly modify the Khaneja--Glaser decomposition (KGD) for n-qubits and give a new Cartan subalgbra in the second step of the decomposition. Based on this modified KGD, we investigate the realization of three-qubit logic gate and obtain the result that a general three-qubit quantum logic gate can be implemented using at most 73 one-qubit gates rotations with respect to the y and z axes and 26 CNOT gates.