Quantum computing for computer architects by Metodi, Tzvetan S, Chong, Frederic T., 1968- instant download

Quantum computing for computer architects by Metodi, Tzvetan S, Chong, Frederic T., 1968- instant download

1 online resource (vi, 147 pages), Quantum computation may seem to be a topic for science fiction, but small quantum computers have existed for several years and larger machines are on the drawing table. These efforts have been fueled by a tantalizing property: while conventional computers employ a binary representation that allows computational power to scale linearly with resources at best, quantum computations employ quantum phenomena that can interact to allow computational power that is exponential in the number of quantum bits in the system. Quantum devices rely on the ability to control and manipulate binary data stored in the phase information of quantum wave functions that describe the electronic states of individual atoms or the polarization states of photons. While existing quantum technologies are in their infancy, we shall see that it is not too early to consider scalability and reliability. In fact, such considerations are a critical link in the development chain of viable device technologies capable of orchestrating reliable control of tens of millions quantum bits in a large-scale system. The goal of this lecture is to provide architectural abstractions common to potential technologies and explore the systemslevel challenges in achieving scalable, fault-tolerant quantum computation, Title from PDF title page (viewed Nov. 3, 2006), Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-146), Preface -- Basic elements for quantum computation -- High-level architecture criteria and abstractions -- Reliable and realistic implementation technology -- Robust error correction (EC) and fault-tolerant structures -- Quantum resource distributation -- Simulation of quantum computation -- Architectural elements -- Case study: the quantum logic array architecture -- Programming the quantum architecture -- Teleportation-based quantum architectures -- Concluding remarks, Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, Master…