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Quantum Logic Processors can be implemented with Mach Zehnder Interferometer(MZI) configurations for the Quantum logic operations and gates. In this paper, its implementation for both optical and electronic system has been presented. The…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Angik Sarkar , T. K. Bhattacharyya , Ajay Patwardhan

We demonstrate that networks of locally connected processing units with a primitive learning capability exhibit behavior that is usually only attributed to quantum systems. We describe networks that simulate single-photon beam-splitter and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-26 H. De Raedt , K. De Raedt , K. Michielsen

Recent observations of destructive quantum interference in single-molecule junctions confirm the role played by quantum effects in the electronic conductance properties of molecular systems. We show here that the destructive interference…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-09-25 Riccardo Frisenda , Vera Jansen , Ferdinand C. Grozema , Herre S. J. van der Zant , Nicolas Renaud

Teaching about measurements and showing examples of instruments' non-ideal behaviour are important in physics education. Digital multimeter input impedance analysis is perfect for this, since these instruments are easily available, precise…

Physics Education · Physics 2019-07-24 Zoltan Gingl , Robert Mingesz

This work was motivated by the quest for observing interference of fractionally charged quasi particles. Here, we study the behavior of an electronic Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) at the integer quantum Hall effect (IQHE) regime at…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-04-06 Itamar Gurman , Ron Sabo , Moty Heiblum , Vladimir Umansky , Diana Mahalu

The interference of single photons going through a double slit is a compelling demonstration of the wave and particle nature of light in the same experiment. Single photons produced by spontaneous parametric down-conversion can be used for…

Quantum computing offers a powerful new perspective on probabilistic and collective behaviors traditionally taught in statistical physics. This paper presents two classroom-ready modules that integrate quantum computing into the…

Physics Education · Physics 2025-11-06 Zihan Li , Dan A. Mazilu , Irina Mazilu

The deep layers of modern neural networks extract a rather rich set of features as an input propagates through the network. This paper sets out to harvest these rich intermediate representations for quantization with minimal accuracy loss…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-03-04 Ahmed T. Elthakeb , Prannoy Pilligundla , Alex Cloninger , Hadi Esmaeilzadeh

The revolutionary new field of Quantum Computing (QC) continues to gain attention in industry, academia, and government in both research and education. At educational institutions, there is a proliferation of introductory courses at various…

Physics Education · Physics 2025-07-15 Beth Thacker , Jianlan Wang , Yuanlin Zhang , Quy Ban Tran , Divya Sree Vemula , Tunde Kushimo

Scanning tunneling microscopy visualizations of quasiparticle interference (QPI) enable powerful insights into the k-space properties of superconducting, topological, Rashba and other exotic electronic phases, but their reliance on…

The quantum many-body problem in condensed phases is often simplified using a quasiparticle description, such as effective mass theory for electron motion in a periodic solid. These approaches are often the basis for understanding many…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2020-10-28 Richard C. Remsing , Jefferson E. Bates

Developing students' ability to troubleshoot is an important learning outcome for many undergraduate physics lab courses, especially electronics courses. In other work, metacognition has been identified as an important feature of…

Physics education researchers have developed many evidence-based instructional strategies to enhance physics students' conceptual learning. These strategies have historically been tested using assessments such as the Force Concept Inventory…

We analyze a single-particle Mach-Zehnder interferometer experiment in which the path length of one arm may change (randomly or systematically) according to the value of an external two-valued variable $x$, for each passage of a particle…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2011-12-13 K. Michielsen , Th. Lippert , M. Richter , B. Barbara , S. Miyashita , H. De Raedt

We employ the broken-link model to create a barrier with slits in a two-dimensional lattice. The diffraction and interference patterns of the probability distribution of quantum walkers passing through the slits are analyzed. Simulations…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-06-22 Amanda C. Oliveira , Renato Portugal , Raul Donangelo

Employing scientific practices to obtain and use information is one of the central facets of next generation science standards. Especially in quantum technology education, the ability to employ such practices is an essential skill to foster…

We study spectral and transport properties of interacting quantum dots with spin. Two particular model systems are investigated: Lateral multilevel and two parallel quantum dots. In both cases different paths through the system can give…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 D. Boese , W. Hofstetter , H. Schoeller

Quantum computers have the potential to solve important problems which are fundamentally intractable on a classical computer. The underlying physics of quantum computing platforms supports using multi-valued logic, which promises a boost in…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-06-07 Kevin Mato , Stefan Hillmich , Robert Wille

We propose a simple numerical experiment of two slits interference of particles. It disproves the popular belief that such an interference is incompatible with a knowledge which slit each particle came through or, more generally, ``quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Vladimir V. Kisil

Simulations of stochastic processes play an important role in the quantitative sciences, enabling the characterisation of complex systems. Recent work has established a quantum advantage in stochastic simulation, leading to quantum devices…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-05-20 Farzad Ghafari , Nora Tischler , Carlo Di Franco , Jayne Thompson , Mile Gu , Geoff J. Pryde