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Upon entangling a spatial binary alternative of a photon with its polarization, one can use single photons to study arbitrary 2-qubit states. Sending the photon through a Mach-Zehnder interferometer, equipped with sets of wave plates that…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 Berthold-Georg Englert , Christian Kurtsiefer , Harald Weinfurter

Sparse quantum state preparation is a common subroutine in quantum algorithms, where classical data with few nonzero entries must be loaded into a quantum state. In this work, we consider the Grover-Rudolph algorithm, which has recently…

We propose a scheme to implement a two-qubit controlled-phase gate for single atomic qubits, which works in principle with nearly ideal success probability and fidelity. Our scheme is based on the cavity input-output process and the single…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-11-08 Jaeyoon Cho , Hai-Woong Lee

Preparing a quantum circuit that implements a given sparse state is an important building block that is necessary for many different quantum algorithms. In the context of fault-tolerant quantum computing, the so-called non-Clifford gates…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-08-08 Renaud Vilmart , Sunheang Ty , Chetra Mang

We propose an efficient approach for deterministically generating scalable cluster states with photons. This approach involves unitary transformations performed on atoms coupled to optical cavities. Its operation cost scales linearly with…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-05-28 Hefeng Wang , Chui-Ping Yang , Franco Nori

We theoretically demonstrate a method for producing the maximally path-entangled state (1/Sqrt[2]) (|N,0> + exp[iN phi] |0,N>) using intensity-symmetric multiport beamsplitters, single photon inputs, and either photon-counting postselection…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2008-11-26 G. J. Pryde , A. G. White

Polarization-resolved control and measurement of the optical field are essential for a wide range of photonic systems, including coherent communication, polarimetric sensing, and quantum information processing. We present a photonic…

Several proposals to produce {\it tripartite} $W$-type entanglement are probabilistic even if no imperfections are considered in the processes. We provide a deterministic way to remotely create $W$ states out of an EPR source. The proposal…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-08-26 M. G. M. Moreno , Márcio M. Cunha , Fernando Parisio

We show that there are number of ways to transform an arbitrary polarization state to another with just two quarter wave plates (QWP). We have verified this geometrically using the trajectories of the initial and final polarization states…

The control of polarization, an essential property of light, is of wide scientific and technological interest. The general problem of generating arbitrary time-varying states of polarization (SOP) has always been mathematically formulated…

Optics · Physics 2016-02-16 Alan She , Federico Capasso

We examine the implementation of an arbitrary U(4) gate consisting of CNOT gates and single qubit unitary gates for the Hilbert space of photon spin polarization and two states of photon orbital angular momentum. Our scheme improves over a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-12-14 Craig S. Hamilton , Aurel Gabris , Igor Jex , Stephen M. Barnett

The construction of entangling gates with individual addressing capability represents a crucial approach for implementing quantum computation in trapped ion crystals. Conventional entangling gate schemes typically rely on laser beam wave…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-29 Jin-Ming Cui , Yan Chen , Yi-Fan Zhou , Quan Long , En-Teng An , Ran He , Yun-Feng Huang , Chuan-Feng Li , Guang-Can Guo

We describe in detail the application of four qubit cluster states, built on the simultaneous entanglement of two photons in the degrees of freedom of polarization and linear momentum, for the realization of a complete set of basic one-way…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2008-11-05 Giuseppe Vallone , Enrico Pomarico , Francesco De Martini , Paolo Mataloni

In this work, we compare two schemes for generating arbitrary qudit graph states using spin qudits in silicon. The first scheme proposes the creation of qudit linear graph states from a single emitter - a silicon spin qudit. By employing…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-01 Gözde Üstün , Simon J. Devitt

Standard procedures for local crystal-structure optimisation involve numerous energy and force calculations. It is common to calculate an energy-volume curve, fitting an equation of state around the equilibrium cell volume. This is a…

Materials Science · Physics 2016-01-26 Adam J. Jackson , Jonathan M. Skelton , Christopher H. Hendon , Keith T. Butler , Aron Walsh

We present a protocol for performing state merging when multiple parties share a single copy of a mixed state, and analyze the entanglement cost in terms of min- and max-entropies. Our protocol allows for interpolation between corner points…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2012-07-06 Nicolas Dutil , Patrick Hayden

In this work we consider a novel heuristic decomposition algorithm for $n$-qubit gates that implement specified amplitude permutations on sparse states with $m$ non-zero amplitudes. These gates can be useful as an algorithmic primitive for…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-04-14 Igor Gaidai , Rebekah Herrman

We introduce a cavity-enhanced optical architecture for collective quantum processing in which logical qubits are encoded in the polarization subspace of recirculating intracavity modes. The physical carrier and computational degree of…

Polarization imaging captures the polarization state of light, revealing information invisible to the human eye yet valuable in domains such as biomedical diagnostics, autonomous driving, and remote sensing. However, conventional…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-31 Noa Kraicer , Erez Yosef , Raja Giryes

Spin preparation and spin detection are fundamental problems in spintronics and in several solid state proposals for quantum information processing. Here we propose the mesoscopic equivalent of an optical polarizing beam splitter (PBS).…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 Radu Ionicioiu , Irene D'Amico