• DocumentCode
    2174436
  • Title

    Factoring numbers with ultrashort laser pulses

  • Author

    Chatel, B. ; Bigourd, D. ; Baynard, E. ; Meier, C. ; Girard, B. ; Merkel, W. ; Schleich, W.P.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. Paul Sabatier, Toulouse
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    17-22 June 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    1
  • Abstract
    Various schemes have been recently proposed to factor numbers with physical systems. Based on electromagnetic fields interacting with quantum systems, they operate as analog computers. Here we present several experimental demonstrations based on ultrashort pulses interacting with rubidium atoms.
  • Keywords
    analogue computers; atom-photon collisions; optical computing; optical pulse generation; quantum computing; quantum optics; analog computers; electromagnetic field interaction; factor numbers; quantum systems; rubidium atoms; ultrashort laser pulse generation; Chirp; Electromagnetic fields; Gaussian processes; Interference; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Pulse modulation; Quantum computing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Munich
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-0931-0
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-0931-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386923
  • Filename
    4386923