Boson sampling for molecular vibronic spectra

Aug 24, 2015
6 pages
Published in:
  • Nature Photon. 9 (2015) 9, 615-620
  • Published: Aug 24, 2015

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Abstract: (Springer)
Controllable quantum devices open novel directions to both quantum computation and quantum simulation. Recently, a problem known as boson sampling has been shown to provide a pathway for solving a computationally intractable problem without the need for a full quantum computer, instead using a linear optics quantum set-up. In this work, we propose a modification of boson sampling for the purpose of quantum simulation. In particular, we show that, by means of squeezed states of light coupled to a boson sampling optical network, one can generate molecular vibronic spectra, a problem for which no efficient classical algorithm is currently known. We provide a general framework for carrying out these simulations via unitary quantum optical transformations and supply specific molecular examples for future experimental realization. A quantum simulation scheme is proposed for molecular vibronic spectra, a problem for which no efficient classical algorithm is currently known. The simulation is efficiently performed on a boson sampling machine simply by modifying the input state.
  • Nonlinear optics
  • Quantum information
  • Quantum optics
  • Single photons and quantum effects
  • Spectrophotometry
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