arXiv:1806.06871 · Physical Review Research

Continuous-variable quantum neural networks

Nathan Killoran, Thomas R. Bromley, Juan Miguel Arrazola, Maria Schuld, Nicolás Quesada, Seth Lloyd

Published Oct 31, 2019• 418 citations

Abstract

Neural networks and quantum computers are both key technologies for the next generation of computing. This paper demonstrates that these two types of computation can be executed with the same physical platform, based on photonics. This provides a natural extension of classical machine learning algorithms into the quantum realm.

DOI: 10.1103/physrevresearch.1.033063

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