Abstract
Preparation of a quantum register is an important step in quantum computation and quantum information processing. It is straightforward to build a simple quantum state such as with being either 0 or 1, but it is a nontrivial task to construct an arbitrary superposed quantum state. We present a scheme that can most generally initialize a quantum register with an arbitrary superposition of basis states. Implementation of this scheme requires standard 1- and 2-bit gate operations, without introducing additional quantum bits. Application of the scheme in some special cases is discussed.
- Received 5 October 2000
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.64.014303
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