Title :
Fibre implementation of a controlled-NOT gate
Author :
Fulconis, J. ; Clark, A. ; Rarity, J.G. ; Brien, J. L O ; Wadsworth, W.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Bristol, Bristol
Abstract :
We demonstrate a fibre implementation of a controlled-NOT gate using a fibre source of heralded single photons and three partially polarising couplers. We then estimate the bounds for the quantum process fidelity of this gate.
Keywords :
optical fibre couplers; optical fibres; optical logic; quantum gates; quantum optics; controlled-NOT gate; fibre; heralded single photons; partially polarising couplers; quantum process; Communication system control; Laser excitation; Optical control; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Photonics; Physics; Quantum computing; (060.4370) Fibers. Nonlinear optics, Fibers; (270.5585) Quantum information and processing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
