How good must single photon sources and detectors be for efficient linear optical quantum computation?
We present a scheme for linear optical quantum computation that is highly robust to imperfect single photon sources and inefficient detectors. In particular we show that if the product of the detector efficiency with the source efficiency is greater than 2/3, then efficient linear optical quantum computation is possible. This high threshold is achieved within the cluster state paradigm for quantum computation.
Varnava
Michael
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QOLS, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2BW, United Kingdom.
Browne
Daniel E
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Rudolph
Terry
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