📖 Quantum Computing Glossary
Learn the language of quantum computing
5
Terms
14
Categories
Pauli Gates
Beginner
A set of three single-qubit gates (X, Y, Z) that perform fundamental rotations on the Bloch sphere.
Category: Gates
Phase Shifter
Intermediate
An optical component that changes the phase of light passing through it, essential for photonic quantum gates.
Category: Hardware
Photon
Beginner
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A particle of light that can carry quantum information in photonic quantum computers.
Category: Hardware
Photonic Quantum Computing
Beginner
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A quantum computing approach that uses photons (particles of light) as qubits.
Category: Approaches
Polarization
Intermediate
The orientation of the electric field oscillation of a photon, used to encode qubit states in photonic systems.
Category: Hardware