Quantum computation with optical coherent states

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Timothy C. Ralph · Queensland University of Technology

Alexei Gilchrist · Queensland University of Technology

G. J. Milburn · University of Queensland

Abstract

We show that quantum computation circuits using coherent states as the logical qubits can be constructed from simple linear networks, conditional photon measurements, and ``small'' coherent superposition resource states.

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Quantum Information and Cryptography Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Quantum Mechanics and Applications

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Published in: Physical Review A

Volume 68, Issue 4

DOI: 10.1103/physreva.68.042319

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 22.65

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