Kok, P. (2016) Photonic quantum information processing. Contemporary Physics, 57 (4). pp. 526-544. ISSN 0010-7514
Abstract
Information processing with light is ubiquitous, from communication, metrology and imaging to computing. When we consider light as a quantum mechanical object, new ways of information processing become possible. In this review I give an overview of how quantum information processing can be implemented with single photons, and what hurdles still need to be overcome to implement the various applications in practice. I will place special emphasis on the quantum mechanical properties of light that make it different from classical light, and how these properties relate to quantum information processing tasks.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Contemporary Physics. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Optical quantum information processing; computing; communication; metrology; entanglement; photons |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Physics and Astronomy (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 26 May 2016 15:54 |
Last Modified: | 30 Jun 2017 18:36 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00107514.2016.1178472 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.1080/00107514.2016.1178472 |