Bifurcation-based adiabatic quantum computation with a nonlinear oscillator network
Bifurcation-based adiabatic quantum computation with a nonlinear oscillator network
The dynamics of nonlinear systems qualitatively change depending on their parameters, which is called bifurcation. A quantum-mechanical nonlinear oscillator can yield a quantum superposition of two oscillation states, known as a Schrödinger cat state, via quantum adiabatic evolution through its bifurcation point. Here we propose a quantum computer comprising such …