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Abstract
Quantum computers promise to solve certain problems that are forever intractable to classical computers. The first of these devices are likely to tackle bespoke problems suited to their own particular physical capabilities. Sampling the probability distribution from many bosons interfering quantum-mechanically is conjectured to be intractable to a classical computer but solvable with photons in linear optics. However, the complexity of this type of problem means its solution is mathematically unverifiable, so the task of establishing successful operation becomes one of gathering sufficiently convincing circumstantial or experimental evidence. Here, we develop scalable methods to experimentally establish correct operation for this class of computation, which we implement for three, four and five photons in integrated optical circuits, on Hilbert spaces of up to 50,000 dimensions. Our broad approach is practical for all quantum computational architectures where formal verification methods for quantum algorithms are either intractable or unknown.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 621-626 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Nature Photonics |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 8 |
Early online date | 20 Jul 2014 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Aug 2014 |
Bibliographical note
Comments welcomeStructured keywords
- QETLabs
Keywords
- PHOTONS
- INTERFERENCE
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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
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Profiles
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Professor Anthony Laing
- School of Physics - Professor of Physics
- The Bristol Centre for Nanoscience and Quantum Information
- QET Labs
Person: Academic , Member
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Professor Jonathan C F Matthews
- School of Physics - Professor of Quantum Photonics
- The Bristol Centre for Nanoscience and Quantum Information
- QET Labs
Person: Academic , Member