Programming an Optical Computer

Thomas J. Naughton, Damien Woods

Dima Yu. Grigoriev, Alexander Ya. Kazakov, S. A. Vakulenko

In this paper we discuss analogue computers based on quantum optical systems accelerating dynamic programming for some computational problems. These computers, at least in principle, can be realized by actually existing devices. We estimate an acceleration in resolving of some NP-hard problems that can be obtained in such a way versus deterministic computers

Dima Yu. Grigoriev, Alexander Ya. Kazakov, S. Vakulenko

The subject of this report is the comparison of the conventional deterministic computers versus the analogue computer based on the quantum optical system in resolving some NP-hard computational problems. We describe an optical machine which can be realized physically.

Thomas J. Naughton, Damien Woods

Shlomi Dolev, Mihai Oltean

Andrei N. Weiszmann

A fully-quantized nonperturbative coherent four-wave (4W) mixing theory and a three-dimensional computer program to solve the model are presented here. A detailed algorithm for the solution, program extension for extra resonances, and plotting techniques are also given.