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Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 060401 (2008) [4 pages]

Quantum Circuit Architecture

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G. Chiribella, G. M. D’Ariano, and P. Perinotti
QUIT Group, Dipartimento di Fisica “A. Volta” and Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pavia, via Bassi 6, I-27100 Pavia, Italy

Received 25 December 2007; published 4 August 2008

We present a method for optimizing quantum circuits architecture, based on the notion of a quantum comb, which describes a circuit board where one can insert variable subcircuits. Unexplored quantum processing tasks, such as cloning and storing or retrieving of gates, can be optimized, along with setups for tomography and discrimination or estimation of quantum circuits.

© 2008 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.060401
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.060401
PACS:
03.65.Ta, 03.67.Lx