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Introduction

Quantum Information/ Computation

 

Quantum computation allows exponential speedup over classical computation for certain algorithms. In order to achieve this feat, a quantum computer exploits the fact that quantum bits (qubits) have a larger set of possible states than classical bits.

Classical bits vs Quantum Bits (Qubits)

While classical bits can only be in states 0 or 1 , a qubit can be in a general superposition state ( a|0> + b|1> ).

Two qubits can be placed in an entangled state,e.g. : ( 00 + 11) : either both qubits are in state 0 or both 1; outcome is only known when a measurement is made.

 

Quantum Information Processing Requirements

The following requirements must be met for quantum computation [D. DiVicenzo; arXiv:quant-ph/0002077 ]:

  1. Good qubits
  2. Initialization of qubits in well-defined states
  3. State- rotation of each bit  
  4. Entanglement of two different bits
  5. Read-out of final state of qubits
  6. Long decoherence times compared to time for gate operations