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European Quantum Electronics Conference (EQEC)

Applications of a controlled phase gate for photons

Nikolai Kiesel, Ch. Schmid, Ulrich Weber, Géza Tóth, Rupert Ursin, Harald Weinfurter

Published Jan 18, 2006• 0 citations
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Abstract

A probabilistic quantum controlled-phase gate for photons operating on the polarization degree of freedom is experimentally implemented. This two qubit gate applies a phase shift of /spl phi/ to a target photon, conditioned on the polarization of a control photon. Its principal architecture follows the approach of J. L. CT Brien et al. who uses however all logic encoding.

DOI
10.1109/eqec.2005.1567483

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