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most citedThe Boundary for Quantum Advantage in Gaussian Boson Sampling

92 citations · 278 across the 10 of their papers we have counts for

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quant-ph2022

On-chip quantum information processing with distinguishable photons

Patrick Yard, Alex E. Jones, Stefano Paesani +3

Multi-photon interference is at the heart of photonic quantum technologies. Arrays of integrated cavities can support bright sources of single-photons with high purity and small fo…

quant-ph2022★ 16 cited

Threshold detection statistics of bosonic states

Jacob F. F. Bulmer, Stefano Paesani, Rachel S. Chadwick +1

In quantum photonics, threshold detectors, distinguishing between vacuum and one or more photons, such as superconducting nanowires and avalanche photodiodes, are routinely used to…

quant-ph2022

Making Music Using Two Quantum Algorithms

Euan J. Allen, Jacob F. F. Bulmer, Simon D. Small

This document explores how to make music using quantum computing algorithms. The text is an unedited pre-publication chapter which will appear in the book "Quantum Computer Music",…

quant-ph2022★ 17 cited

Protocol for generation of high-dimensional entanglement from an array of non-interacting photon emitters

Thomas J. Bell, Jacob F. F. Bulmer, Alex E. Jones +3

Encoding high-dimensional quantum information into single photons can provide a variety of benefits for quantum technologies, such as improved noise resilience. However, the effici…

quant-ph2022★ 37 cited

Quantum simulation of thermodynamics in an integrated quantum photonic processor

F. H. B. Somhorst, R. van der Meer, M. Correa Anguita +16

One of the core questions of quantum physics is how to reconcile the unitary evolution of quantum states, which is information-preserving and time-reversible, with evolution follow…

quant-ph2021★ 92 cited

The Boundary for Quantum Advantage in Gaussian Boson Sampling

Jacob F. F. Bulmer, Bryn A. Bell, Rachel S. Chadwick +9

Identifying the boundary beyond which quantum machines provide a computational advantage over their classical counterparts is a crucial step in charting their usefulness. Gaussian…

quant-ph2021★ 65 cited

A scheme for universal high-dimensional quantum computation with linear optics

Stefano Paesani, Jacob F. F. Bulmer, Alex E. Jones +2

Photons are natural carriers of high-dimensional quantum information, and, in principle, can benefit from higher quantum information capacity and noise-resilience. However, schemes…

quant-ph2021

A proposal for practical multidimensional quantum networks

Davide Bacco, Jacob F. F. Bulmer, Manuel Erhard +2

A Quantum Internet, i.e., a global interconnection of quantum devices, is the long term goal of quantum communications, and has so far been based on two-dimensional systems (qubits…

physics.app-ph2020★ 7 cited

Drive-noise tolerant optical switching inspired by composite pulses

J. F. F. Bulmer, J. A. Jones, I. A. Walmsley

Electro-optic modulators within Mach--Zehnder interferometers are a common construction for optical switches in integrated photonics. A challenge faced when operating at high switc…

quant-ph2019★ 44 cited

Tuning between photon-number and quadrature measurements with weak-field homodyne detection

G. S. Thekkadath, D. S. Phillips, J. F. F. Bulmer +10

Variable measurement operators enable the optimization of strategies for testing quantum properties and the preparation of a range of quantum states. Here, we experimentally implem…