Abstract

The requirement for an efficient optical nonlinear element has been a limiting factor in the development of both classical and quantum optical computing with continuous variables. Typically, one uses the nonresonant Kerr effect for the optical nonlinear computation step, however, the Kerr effect is weak and requires long interaction lengths. In addition, the optical solitons that play the role of information carriers, are moving, requiring careful experimental timing to achieve the desired logic operation.

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