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Quantum Noise in Large-Scale Photonic Circuits

Charles Santori, Jason S. Pelc, Raymond G. Beausoleil, Nikolas Tezak, Ryan Hamerly, Hideo Mabuchi

Published Jan 1, 2014• 1 citation
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Abstract

We describe a simulation approach for studying quantum-mechanical noise in large-scale nonlinear optical circuits. We apply this model to predict the behavior of a 4-bit counter circuit containing several hundred optical components.
DOI
10.1364/cleo_qels.2014.fm2a.6

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