Linear Optics Simulations of the Quantum Baker’s Map

Authors

John C. Howell, Chapman UniversityFollow
John A. Yeazell, The Pennsylvania State University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-13-1999

Abstract

The unitary evolution of linear optics can be used to model quantum computational networks. In this paper, a quantum simulation of a classically chaotic map (the baker’s map) is developed using linear optics. Two different models are presented. The first model employs only 50-50 beam splitters and phase shifters to simulate universal 2-qubit gates of a quantum computer. The second model uses the discrete Fourier transform generated by symmetric N×N fiber couplers. If single photons are used as inputs for these linear optics models, the result is a physical realization of the quantum baker’s map.

Comments

This article was originally published in Physical Review A, volume 61, issue 1, in 1999. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.61.012304

Recommended Citation

J. C. Howell and J. A. Yeazell, Linear Optics Simulations of the Quantum Baker’s Map, Phys. Rev. A 61(1), 012304.

Peer Reviewed

1

Copyright

American Physical Society