Physical foundations of quantum informatics: from quantum mechanics through quantum computing to quantum cryptography

Abstract

A methodical analysis of the basic problem related to quantum calculations of parameters of physical systems was made. Emphasis is placed on the physical principles of the operation of a quantum computer, with an emphasis on the fact that simultaneous access to all quantum states is important in quantum computing, which allows the simultaneous change of the quantum state from all superpositions in the qubit system. Emphasis is placed on the fact that in quantum algorithms the Fourier transform and the Hadamard transform are the basic operations - as a simple discrete Fourier transform. The reader's attention is drawn to the fact that quantum computing is primarily implemented in quantum objects with the properties of elementary NOT gates and controlled CNOT, which can be implemented on a Mach-Zehnder interferometer using the phenomena of photon interference and rotation of its polarization vector. Despite the progress of conventional computers, the need for the development of quantum computing is due to the technological limitation due to the dimensional quantization of the electronic spectrum and the exponential increase in the time of calculations by classical algorithms when the volume of data increases. However, the widespread use of quantum computers is limited by a number of problems. This is, first of all, insufficient accuracy and high sensitivity to external influences that can destroy the quantum state. Therefore, to increase the accuracy of calculations on a quantum computer, the calculation algorithm must be repeated a certain number of times, and to avoid the destruction of the quantum states of the qubit, low temperatures are used.