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Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 200502 (2008) [4 pages]

Directional Coupling for Quantum Computing and Communication

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Georgios M. Nikolopoulos
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH, P.O. Box 1527, Heraklion 711 10, Crete, Greece

Received 27 March 2008; published 13 November 2008

We introduce the concept of directional coupling, i.e., the selective transfer of a state between adjacent quantum wires, in the context of quantum computing and communication. Our analysis rests upon a mathematical analogy between a dual-channel directional coupler and a composite spin system.

© 2008 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.200502
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.200502
PACS:
03.67.Hk, 03.67.Lx, 42.82.Et