Quantum computation with classical light The Deutsch Algorithm》.pdf

Physics Letters A 379 (2015) 1675–1680 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Physics Letters A /locate/pla Quantum computation with classical light: The Deutsch Algorithm Benjamin Perez-Garcia a,c , Jason Francis b , Melanie McLaren c , Raul I. Hernandez-Aranda a , Andrew Forbes c , Thomas Konrad b,d,∗ a Photonics and Mathematical Optics Group, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey 64849, Mexico b School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X54001, Durban 4000, South Africa c University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, Johannesburg 2050, South Africa d National Institute of Theoretical Physics, Durban Node, Private Bag X54001, Durban 4000, South Africa a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: We present an implementation of the Deutsch Algorithm using linear optical elements and laser light. Received 18 March 2015 We encoded two quantum bits in form of superpositions of electromagnetic fields in two degrees Received in revised form 20 April 2015 of freedom of the beam: its polarisation and orbital angular momentum. Our approach, based on a Accepted 21 April 2015 Sagnac interferometer, offers outstanding stability and demonstrates that optical quantum computation Available online 22 April 2015 Communicated by A. Eisfeld is possible using classical states of light.