Quiness: Fault-tolerant quantum computing with continuous variables

Abstract

The purpose of this work is to assess the state of the art in continuous-variable quantum computing (QC) implementation and contrast it with its qubit counterparts; and to evaluate the realistic prospects of practical QC over continuous variables (CV), and establish a roadmap for practical CVQC. The goal is to assess the applicability of these concepts to practical quantum computing, i.e., access exponential speedup of specific tasks such as RSA decryption and quantum simulation.

Document Details

Document Type
DoD Grant Award
Publication Date
Apr 19, 2016
Source ID
W31P4Q1510004

Entities

People

  • Olivier Pfister

Organizations

  • Army Contracting Command
  • Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
  • University of Virginia

Tags

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.
  • Regression Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Quantum Computing