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arXiv:0907.0236 · Physical Review Letters

Designing Quantum Memories with Embedded Control: Photonic Circuits for Autonomous Quantum Error Correction

Joseph Kerckhoff, Hendra I. Nurdin, Dmitri S. Pavlichin, Hideo Mabuchi

Published Jul 22, 2010• 158 citations
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Abstract

We propose an approach to quantum error correction based on coding and continuous syndrome readout via scattering of coherent probe fields, in which the usual steps of measurement and discrete restoration are replaced by direct physical processing of the probe beams and coherent feedback to the register qubits. Our approach is well matched to physical implementations that feature solid-state qubits embedded in planar electromagnetic circuits, providing an autonomous and "on-chip" quantum memory design requiring no external clocking or control logic.

DOI
10.1103/physrevlett.105.040502

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