articleNature CommunicationsMar 4, 2022GOLD OA

A programmable qudit-based quantum processor

Peking University · Beijing Academy of Quantum Information Sciences · +10 more institutions

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Abstract

Controlling and programming quantum devices to process quantum information by the unit of quantum dit, i.e., qudit, provides the possibilities for noise-resilient quantum communications, delicate quantum molecular simulations, and efficient quantum computations, showing great potential to enhance the capabilities of qubit-based quantum technologies. Here, we report a programmable qudit-based quantum processor in silicon-photonic integrated circuits and demonstrate its enhancement of quantum computational parallelism. The processor monolithically integrates all the key functionalities and capabilities of initialisation, manipulation, and measurement of the two quantum quart (ququart) states and multi-value…

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Keywords
  • Quantum computer
  • Computer science
  • Quantum algorithm
  • Quantum technology
  • Quantum circuit
  • Quantum information
  • Quantum network
  • Quantum error correction
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