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Abstract
Quantum computers promise to efficiently solve important problems that are intractable on a conventional computer. For quantum systems, where the physical dimension grows exponentially, finding the eigenvalues of certain operators is one such intractable problem and remains a fundamental challenge. The quantum phase estimation algorithm efficiently finds the eigenvalue of a given eigenvector but requires fully coherent evolution. Here we present an alternative approach that greatly reduces the requirements for coherent evolution and combine this method with a new approach to state preparation based on ansatze and classical optimization. We implement the algorithm by combining a highly reconfigurable photonic quantum processor with a conventional computer. We experimentally demonstrate the feasibility of this approach with an example from quantum chemistry-calculating the ground-state molecular energy for He-H+. The proposed approach drastically reduces the coherence time requirements, enhancing the potential of quantum resources available today and in the near future.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 4213 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Nature Communications |
Volume | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 23 Jul 2014 |
Structured keywords
- QETLabs
Keywords
- COUPLED-CLUSTER
- COMPUTATION
- SIMULATION
- ALGORITHM
- COMPUTER
- SYSTEMS
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Programme Grant: Engineering Photonic Quantum Technologies.
Rarity, J. G., O'Brien, J. L., Thompson, M. G., Erven, C., Sahin, D., Marshall, G. D., Barreto, J., Jiang, P., McCutcheon, W. D., Silverstone, J. W., Sinclair, G. F., Kling, L., Banerjee, A., Wang, J., Santagati, R., Borghi, M., Woodland, E. M., Mawdsley, H. C. M. & Faruque, I. I.
16/06/14 → 15/06/19
Project: Research, Parent