Shor's Quantum Factoring Algorithm on a Photonic Chip Export

@article{citeulike:5725227, abstract = {Shor's quantum factoring algorithm finds the prime factors of a large number exponentially faster than any other known method, a task that lies at the heart of modern information security, particularly on the Internet. This algorithm requires a quantum computer, a device that harnesses the massive parellism afforded by quantum superposition and entanglement of quantum bits (or qubits). We report the demonstration of a compiled version of Shor's algorithm on an integrated waveguide silica-on-silicon chip that guides four single-photon qubits through the computation to factor 15. 10.1126/science.1173731}, author = {Politi, Alberto and Matthews, Jonathan C. F. and O'Brien, Jeremy L.}, citeulike-article-id = {5725227}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1173731}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.sciencemag.org/content/325/5945/1221.abstract}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.sciencemag.org/content/325/5945/1221.full.pdf}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/325/5945/1221}, citeulike-linkout-4 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19729649}, citeulike-linkout-5 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=19729649}, day = {4}, doi = {10.1126/science.1173731}, journal = {Science}, keywords = {algorithms, experiment, physics, quantum-computation}, month = {September}, number = {5945}, pages = {1221+}, posted-at = {2009-09-05 02:32:45}, priority = {2}, title = {Shor's Quantum Factoring Algorithm on a Photonic Chip}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1173731}, volume = {325}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5725227 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5725227 N2 - Shor's quantum factoring algorithm finds the prime factors of a large number exponentially faster than any other known method, a task that lies at the heart of modern information security, particularly on the Internet. This algorithm requires a quantum computer, a device that harnesses the massive parellism afforded by quantum superposition and entanglement of quantum bits (or qubits). We report the demonstration of a compiled version of Shor's algorithm on an integrated waveguide silica-on-silicon chip that guides four single-photon qubits through the computation to factor 15. 10.1126/science.1173731 IS - 5945 JF - Science TI - Shor's Quantum Factoring Algorithm on a Photonic Chip VL - 325 SP - 1221 KW - algorithms KW - experiment KW - physics KW - quantum-computation AU - Politi, Alberto AU - Matthews, Jonathan AU - O'Brien, Jeremy PY - 2009/09/04/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1173731 ER -