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Linear optics quantum computing (LOQC) is a leading candidate for the implementation of large scale quantum computers. Here quantum information is encoded into the quantum states of light and computation proceeds via a linear optics…
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The interaction of classical and quantized electromagnetic fields with an ensemble of atoms in an optical cavity is considered. Four fields drive a double-lambda level scheme in the atoms, consisting of a pair of lambda systems sharing the…
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We describe an algorithm that allows one to find dense packing configurations of a number of congruent disks in arbitrary domains in two or more dimensions. We have applied it to a large class of two dimensional domains such as rectangles,…