Interfering trajectories in experimental quantum-enhanced stochastic simulation

Quantum devices should allow simulating stochastic processes using less memory than classical counterparts, but only if quantum coherence is maintained through multiple steps. Here, the authors demonstrate a coherence-preserving three-step stochastic simulation using photons.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Farzad Ghafari, Nora Tischler, Carlo Di Franco, Jayne Thompson, Mile Gu, Geoff J. Pryde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08951-2
Description
Summary:Quantum devices should allow simulating stochastic processes using less memory than classical counterparts, but only if quantum coherence is maintained through multiple steps. Here, the authors demonstrate a coherence-preserving three-step stochastic simulation using photons.
ISSN:2041-1723