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View SchemaExperimental Controlled-NOT Logic Gate for Single Photons in the Coincidence Basis
| Authors | T. B. Pittman, M. J. Fitch, B. C Jacobs, J. D. Franson |
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| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0303095 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0303095 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevA.68.032316 |
| Journal | Phys. Rev. A 68, 032316 (2003) |
Abstract
We report a proof-of-principle demonstration of a probabilistic controlled-NOT gate for single photons. Single-photon control and target qubits were mixed with a single ancilla photon in a device constructed using only linear optical elements. The successful operation of the controlled-NOT gate relied on post-selected three-photon interference effects which required the detection of the photons in the output modes.
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