Optics in Computing

Quantum Computing via Cavity Induced Coupling of Spectrally Selective Bands of Particles in a Solid

M. S. Shahriar, Philip Hemmer, Seth Lloyd, Jeffrey A. Bowers, Alan E. Craig

Published Jan 1, 1999• 0 citations

Abstract

A quantum computer that stores information on two-state systems called quantum bits or qubits must be able to address and manipulate individual qubits, to effect coherent interactions between pairs of qubits, and to read out the value of qubits.

DOI: 10.1364/oc.1999.othd1

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