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We analyze the quantum walk on a cycle using discrete Wigner functions as a way to represent the states and the evolution of the walker. The method provides some insight on the nature of the interference effects that make quantum and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 C. C. Lopez , J. P. Paz

Increasing the complexity of quantum photonic devices is essential for many optical information processing applications to reach a regime beyond what can be classically simulated, and integrated photonics has emerged as a leading platform…

Incorporating higher-order interactions in information processing enables us to build more accurate models, gain deeper insights into complex systems, and address real-world challenges more effectively. However, existing methods, such as…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-04-25 Ryu Hayakawa , Kuo-Chin Chen , Min-Hsiu Hsieh

We propose an implementation scheme for the continuous-time quantum walk using a diatomic molecule and an optical frequency comb. We show an analogy between the quantum walk and the cascade rotational transitions induced by the optical…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-02-14 Leo Matsuoka , Tatsuya Kasajima , Masashi Hashimoto , Keiichi Yokoyama

Integrated photonics provides a promising platform for quantum key distribution (QKD) system in terms of miniaturization, robustness and scalability. Tremendous QKD works based on integrated photonics have been reported. Nonetheless, most…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-06-13 Kejin Wei , Xiao Hu , Yongqiang Du , Xin Hua , Zhengeng Zhao , Ye Chen , Chunfeng Huang , Xi Xiao

Quantum networks are complex systems formed by the interaction among quantum processors through quantum channels. Analogous to classical computer networks, quantum networks allow for the distribution of quantum operations among quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-07-14 Matheus Guedes de Andrade , Nitish K. Panigrahy , Wenhan Dai , Saikat Guha , Don Towsley

Multiparameter estimation is a general problem that aims at measuring unknown physical quantities, obtaining high precision in the process. In this context, the adoption of quantum resources promises a substantial boost in the achievable…

We use one photon to simulate an n-qubit quantum system for the first time. We propose a new scheme to realize universal quantum computation in polynomial time O(n^5). A generating set of gates can be realized with high accuracy in the lab.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-09-23 Xiaoqin Gao , Zhengwei Liu

Quantum walks are a promising framework for developing quantum algorithms and quantum simulations. They represent an important test case for the application of quantum computers. Here we present different forms of discrete-time quantum…

Integrated photonic technologies have recently shown significant advances, enabling the possibility to implement reconfigurable interferometers with increasing size. One of the main tasks to fully exploit the capabilities of reconfigurable…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-12 Denis Stanev , Nicolò Spagnolo , Fabio Sciarrino

Quantum Random Walks, which have drawn much attention over the past few decades for their distinctly non-classical behavior, is a promising subfield within Quantum Computing. Theoretical framework and applications for these walks have seen…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-01-25 Daniel Koch , Michael Samodurov , Andrew Projansky , Paul M. Alsing

We investigate the use of discrete-time quantum walks to sample from an almost-uniform distribution, in the absence of any external source of randomness. Integers are encoded on the vertices of a cycle graph, and a quantum walker evolves…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-11-12 Marco Radaelli , Claudia Benedetti , Stefano Olivares

Frequency-encoded quantum information offers intriguing opportunities for quantum communications and networking, with the quantum frequency processor paradigm -- based on electro-optic phase modulators and Fourier-transform pulse shapers --…

We provide an algorithm that factorizes one-dimensional quantum walks into a protocol of two basic operations: A fixed conditional shift that transports particles between cells and suitable coin operators that act locally in each cell. This…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-09 C. Cedzich , T. Geib , R. F. Werner

We introduce an adaptable and modular hybrid architecture designed for fault-tolerant quantum computing. It combines quantum emitters and linear-optical entangling gates to leverage the strength of both matter-based and photonic-based…

Efficient and coherent data retrieval and storage are essential for harnessing quantum algorithms' speedup. Such a fundamental task is addressed by a quantum Random Access Memory (qRAM). Despite their promising scaling properties, current…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-09 Giuseppe De Riso , Giuseppe Catalano , Seth Lloyd , Vittorio Giovannetti , Dario De Santis

This dissertation presents investigations on dynamics of discrete-time quantum walk and some of its applications. Quantum walks has been exploited as an useful tool for quantum algorithms in quantum computing. Beyond quantum computational…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-06-25 C. M. Chandrashekar

A distinctive feature of non-Hermitian systems is the skin effect, which has attracted widespread attention in recent studies. Quantum walks provide a powerful platform for exploring the underlying mechanisms of the non-Hermitian skin…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-08-25 Ding Cheng , Yi Li , Hao Zhao , Haijun Kang , Cui Kong , Jiguo Wang , Feng Mei , Chuanjia Shan , Jibing Liu

We analyze a continuous-time quantum walk on a chimera graph, which is a graph of choice for designing quantum annealers, and we discover beautiful quantum-walk features such as localization that starkly distinguishes classical from quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-03-20 Shu Xu , Xiangxiang Sun , Jizhou Wu , Wei-Wei Zhang , Nigum Arshed , Barry C. Sanders

The quantum random walk is a possible approach to construct new quantum algorithms. Several groups have investigated the quantum random walk and experimental schemes were proposed. In this paper we present the experimental implementation of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 Jiangfeng Du , Hui Li , Xiaodong Xu , Mingjun Shi , Jihui Wu , Xianyi Zhou , Rongdian Han