Universal quantum computing with anharmonic photonic cavities and free- electron ancillas

Aviv Karnieli, Shai Tsesses, Renwen Yu, Nicholas Rivera, Ady Arie, Ido E. Kaminer, Shanhui Fan

Published Jan 1, 2023• 0 citations

Abstract

We propose and analyze a new paradigm for optical quantum computation using anharmonic photonic cavity qubits and free-electron ancillas. Our approach enables deterministic, high-fidelity quantum gates and preparation of cluster states between remote cavities.

DOI: 10.1364/cleo_fs.2023.fm3e.5

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