Cluster-state quantum computing in optical fibers

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 226-230

  Soudagar, Yasaman ^a   Bussières, Félix ^a,b   Berlín, Guido ^a   Lacroix, Suzanne ^a   Fernandez, José M ^a   Godbout, Nicolas ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENCODING (SYMBOLS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLARIZATION; QUANTUM COMPUTERS;

CLUSTER-STATE MODEL; CLUSTER-STATE QUANTUM COMPUTING; QUBITS;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 33947275660     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.24.000226     Document Type: Article

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