Quantum computing and communications / 
edited by Michael Brooks. 
 - London ;  New York :  Springer,  1999. 
 - xi, 152 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. +  pbk. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Section I: A wide perspective -- Introduction / Michael Brooks -- The fundamentals of quantum information / Michael Brooks -- Quantum computer science / Michael Brooks -- Experimental realizations / Michael Brooks -- Optical technologies for quantum computing and communications / Michael Brooks -- Applications / Michael Brooks -- A note on the question of scaling: decoherence and error correction / Michael Brooks -- Section II: Personal perspectives -- Solid state quantum computation: prospects, proposals and prejudices / Bruce Kane -- Information is physical, but slippery / Rolf Landauer -- Nanocircuitry, defect tolerance and quantum computing: architectural and manufacturing considerations / R. Stanley Williams -- Quantum computing and NMR / Jonathan A. Jones -- Quantum networks and quantum algorithms / Vlatko Vedral -- Quantum cryptography / Richard Hughes -- Section III: A perspective for the future -- Realizing the potential of quantum information processing / Michael Brooks -- The role of Europe / Michael Brooks -- Quantum computing and communications: a view from the USA / Colin P. Williams -- Section IV: Reference materials -- Quantum information processing: a brief overview of recent advances / Antonella Karlson -- Categories and definitions. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1852330910  
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>99019975 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Quantum computers.<br/>Optical communications.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>621.3981