Quantum Computation via Multiport Discretized Quantum Fourier Optical Processors

The light's image is the primary source of information carrier in nature. Indeed, a single photon's image possesses a vast information capacity that can be harnessed for quantum information processing. Our scheme for implementing quantum information processing on a discretized...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Rezai, Jawad A. Salehi
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Published: IEEE 2024-01-01
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description The light&#x0027;s image is the primary source of information carrier in nature. Indeed, a single photon&#x0027;s image possesses a vast information capacity that can be harnessed for quantum information processing. Our scheme for implementing quantum information processing on a discretized photon wavefront via universal multiport processors employs a class of quantum Fourier optical systems composed of spatial phase modulators and 4f-processors with phase-only pupils having a characteristic periodicity that reduces the number of optical resources quadratically as compared to other conventional path-encoding techniques. In particular, this article employs quantum Fourier optics to implement some key quantum logical gates that can be instrumental in optical quantum computations. For instance, we demonstrate the principle by implementing the single-qubit Hadamard and the two-qubit controlled-<sc>not</sc> gates via simulation and optimization techniques. Due to various advantages of the proposed scheme, including the large information capacity of the photon wavefront, a quadratically reduced number of optical resources compared with other conventional path-encoding techniques, and dynamic programmability, the proposed scheme has the potential to be an essential contribution to linear optical quantum computing and optical quantum signal processing.
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spelling doaj-art-8e646cb60dab4304b73bc69f4fc9db022025-01-28T00:02:16ZengIEEEIEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering2689-18082024-01-01511110.1109/TQE.2023.333651410328681Quantum Computation via Multiport Discretized Quantum Fourier Optical ProcessorsMohammad Rezai0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8595-8418Jawad A. Salehi1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1524-9971Center for Quantum Science and Technology, Institute for Convergence Science and Technology, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, IranCenter for Quantum Science and Technology, Institute for Convergence Science and Technology, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, IranThe light&#x0027;s image is the primary source of information carrier in nature. Indeed, a single photon&#x0027;s image possesses a vast information capacity that can be harnessed for quantum information processing. Our scheme for implementing quantum information processing on a discretized photon wavefront via universal multiport processors employs a class of quantum Fourier optical systems composed of spatial phase modulators and 4f-processors with phase-only pupils having a characteristic periodicity that reduces the number of optical resources quadratically as compared to other conventional path-encoding techniques. In particular, this article employs quantum Fourier optics to implement some key quantum logical gates that can be instrumental in optical quantum computations. For instance, we demonstrate the principle by implementing the single-qubit Hadamard and the two-qubit controlled-<sc>not</sc> gates via simulation and optimization techniques. Due to various advantages of the proposed scheme, including the large information capacity of the photon wavefront, a quadratically reduced number of optical resources compared with other conventional path-encoding techniques, and dynamic programmability, the proposed scheme has the potential to be an essential contribution to linear optical quantum computing and optical quantum signal processing.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10328681/CNOT gatediscrete unitary operatorFourier optical quantum computingHadamard gatelinear optical quantum computingquantum Fourier optics
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Quantum Computation via Multiport Discretized Quantum Fourier Optical Processors
IEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering
CNOT gate
discrete unitary operator
Fourier optical quantum computing
Hadamard gate
linear optical quantum computing
quantum Fourier optics
title Quantum Computation via Multiport Discretized Quantum Fourier Optical Processors
title_full Quantum Computation via Multiport Discretized Quantum Fourier Optical Processors
title_fullStr Quantum Computation via Multiport Discretized Quantum Fourier Optical Processors
title_full_unstemmed Quantum Computation via Multiport Discretized Quantum Fourier Optical Processors
title_short Quantum Computation via Multiport Discretized Quantum Fourier Optical Processors
title_sort quantum computation via multiport discretized quantum fourier optical processors
topic CNOT gate
discrete unitary operator
Fourier optical quantum computing
Hadamard gate
linear optical quantum computing
quantum Fourier optics
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