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Phys. Rev. Lett. 75, 3788–3791 (1995)

Decoherence, Continuous Observation, and Quantum Computing: A Cavity QED Model

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T. Pellizzari, S. A. Gardiner, J. I. Cirac*, and P. Zoller
Institut für Theoretische Physik, Universität Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria

Received 27 June 1995; published in the issue dated 20 November 1995

We use the theory of continuous measurement to analyze the effects of decoherence on a realistic model of a quantum computer based on cavity QED. We show how decoherence affects the computation, and methods to prevent it.

© 1995 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.75.3788
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.75.3788
PACS:
03.65.Bz, 42.50.Ar, 89.70.+c

*Present address: Departamento de Fisica, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 13071 Cuidad Real, Spain.