Rotations with flick gates

Flick gates are another way to perform single-qubit rotations (also called single-qubit gates).

Enable

To enable flick gates, triple-tap the button. If it flashed blue, then it's enabled.

Triple-tap: a blue flash means flick gates are on.

Disable

To disable flick gates, triple-tap as well. If it flashed red, then it's disabled.

Triple-tap again: a red flash means they're off.

The gates

Rotations can happen along any axis, but there are a few key rotations that are used everywhere in quantum computing. When flick gates are enabled, you can "flick" the qubits in certain directions to perform each of these gates.

H gate is a short flick around the Y axis, as if there was an axle along the Y axis.

Y gate is triggered with a long flick, as if there was an axle along the Y axis.

Z gate is a long flick around the Z axis.

T gate is a short flick around the Z axis in the counterclockwise direction. T^† gate is a short flick around the Z axis in the clockwise direction.

Calibrating the flick

Keep the center of the Qubi in place. A flick is a rotation around an axis.
Don't go too fast. The flick motion is usually far slower (and far less violent) than you think. It can be quite slow.

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