Universal linear optics

Jacques Carolan, Christopher Harrold, Chris Sparrow, Enrique Martín-López, Nicholas J. Russell, Joshua W. Silverstone, Peter J. Shadbolt, Nobuyuki Matsuda, Manabu Oguma, Mikitaka Itoh, Graham D. Marshall, Mark G. Thompson, Jonathan C. F. Matthews, Toshikazu Hashimoto, Jeremy L. O’Brien, Anthony Laing

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Abstract

Complex quantum optical circuitry Encoding and manipulating information in the states of single photons provides a potential platform for quantum computing and communication. Carolan et al. developed a reconfigurable integrated waveguide device fabricated in a glass chip (see the Perspective by Rohde and Dowling). The device allowed for universal linear optics transformations on six wave-guides using 15 integrated Mach-Zehnder interferometers, each of which was individually programmable. Functional performance in a number of applications in optics and quantum optics demonstrates the versatility of the device's reprogrammable architecture. Science , this issue p. 711 ; see also p. 696

Journal: Science

Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

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