Photonics for Quantum (PfQ)

Scalable optical quantum computation based on continuous-variable quantum teleportation

Warit Asavanant

Published Jul 13, 2021• 0 citations

Abstract

Achieving scalability is one of the most pressing tasks to realize practical quantum computer. In this regard, continuous-variable optical systems have shown many promising progresses such as generation of enormous cluster states, resources for measurement-based quantum computation, using minimal resources. In this talk, I will explain the concepts of continuous-variable quantum computation with the focuses on the quantum computation based on quantum teleportation. It turns out that the quantum teleportation protocol, a basic protocol that is equivalent to the identity operation, contains many essences of the quantum computation. I will discuss the recent experimental progresses with the main focuses on the time-domain multiplexing approach and how these progresses are paving the path toward large-scale fault-tolerant universal quantum computation.

DOI: 10.1117/12.2603524

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