Implementation and characterization of active feed-forward for deterministic linear optics quantum computing

Autor(en)

Pascal Böhi, Robert Prevedel, Thomas Jennewein, André Stefanov, Felix Tiefenbacher, Anton Zeilinger

Abstrakt

In general, quantum computer architectures which are based on the dynamical evolution of quantum states, also require the processing of classical information, obtained by measurements of the actual qubits that make up the computer. This classical processing involves fast, active adaptation of subsequent measurements and real-time error correction (feed-forward), so that quantum gates and algorithms can be executed in a deterministic and hence error-free fashion. This is also true in the linear optical regime, where the quantum information is stored in the polarization state of photons. The adaptation of the photon's polarization can be achieved in a very fast manner by employing electro-optical modulators, which change the polarization of a trespassing photon upon appliance of a high voltage. In this paper we discuss techniques for implementing fast, active feed-forward at the single photon level and we present their application in the context of photonic quantum computing. This includes the working principles and the characterization of the EOMs as well as a description of the switching logics, both of which allow quantum computation at an unprecedented speed.

Organisation(en)

Quantenoptik, Quantennanophysik und Quanteninformation

Externe Organisation(en)

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Journal

Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics

Band

89

Seiten

499-505

Anzahl der Seiten

7

ISSN

0946-2171

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-007-2852-y

Publikationsdatum

2007

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ÖFOS 2012

103026 Quantenoptik

Link zum Portal

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