Simon C. Benjamin

Royal Society University Research Fellow, Exeter College

Recent Preprints:

1. arXiv:1008.1369 [pdf, other]

Title: Fully fault tolerant quantum computation with non-deterministic gates

Authors: Ying Li, Sean D. Barrett, Thomas M. Stace, Simon C. Benjamin

Comments: 5 pages, 3 figs

Subjects: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)

2. arXiv:1007.2491 [pdf, other]

Title: Ensemble based quantum metrology

Authors: Marcus Schaffry, Erik M. Gauger, John J. L. Morton, Joseph Fitzsimons, Simon C. Benjamin, Brendon W. Lovett

Subjects: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)

3. arXiv:1003.2628 [pdf, other]

Title: A new model for magnetoreception

Authors: A. Marshall Stoneham, Erik M Gauger, Kyriakos Porfyrakis, Simon C. Benjamin, Brendon W. Lovett

Comments: 6 pages, 5 figures, minor alterations to text.

Subjects: Biological Physics (physics.bio-ph); Other Quantitative Biology (q-bio.OT); Quantum Physics (quant-ph)

4. arXiv:1003.2258 [pdf, other]

Title: Distributed quantum computation with arbitrarily poor photon detection

Authors: Yuichiro Matsuzaki, Simon C. Benjamin, Joseph Fitzsimons

Comments: 5 pages, 4 figs

Subjects: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)

5. arXiv:0911.5320 [pdf, other]

Title: Entangling remote nuclear spins linked by a chromophore

Authors: Marcus Schaffry, Vasileia Filidou, Steven D. Karlen, Erik M. Gauger, Simon C. Benjamin, Harry L. Anderson, Arzhang Ardavan, G. Andrew D. Briggs, Kiminori Maeda, Kevin B. Henbest, Feliciano Giustino, John J. L. Morton, Brendon W. Lovett

Journal-ref: Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 200501 (2010)

Subjects: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)

6. arXiv:0908.0291 [pdf, ps, other]

Title: Probabilistic growth of large entangled states with low error accumulation

Authors: Yuichiro Matsuzaki, Simon C Benjamin, Joseph Fitzsimons

Comments: 5 pages, 3 figures

Subjects: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)

7. arXiv:0906.3725 [pdf, other]

Title: Quantum coherence and entanglement in the avian compass

Authors: Erik Gauger, Elisabeth Rieper, John J. L. Morton, Simon C. Benjamin, Vlatko Vedral

Comments: 10 pages, added Supporting Material

Subjects: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)

8. arXiv:0901.3092 [pdf, other]

Title: Prospects for measurement-based quantum computing with solid state spins

Authors: Simon C. Benjamin, Brendon W. Lovett, Jason M. Smith

Comments: Submitted to Laser and Photonics Reviews

Journal-ref: Laser and Photonics Reviews 3 556 (2009)

Subjects: Quantum Physics (quant-ph); Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)

9. arXiv:0811.4350 [pdf, other]

Title: Magnetic field sensing beyond the standard quantum limit using 10-spin NOON states

Authors: Jonathan A. Jones, Steven D. Karlen, Joe Fitzsimons, Arzhang Ardavan, Simon C. Benjamin, G. A. D. Briggs, John J. L. Morton

Comments: 5 pages, 3 figures

Journal-ref: Science 324, 1166-1168 (2009)

Subjects: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)

10. arXiv:0804.2139 [pdf, ps, other]

Title: Robust adiabatic approach to optical spin entangling in coupled quantum dots

Authors: Erik M. Gauger, Ahsan Nazir, Simon C. Benjamin, Thomas M. Stace, Brendon W. Lovett

Comments: 26 pages, 9 figures

Journal-ref: New J. Phys. 10 No 7 (July 2008) 073016

Subjects: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)

11. arXiv:0801.4411 [pdf, other]

Title: Large Spin Entangled Current from a Passive Device

Authors: Avinash Kolli, Simon C. Benjamin, Jose Garcia Coello, Sougato Bose, Brendon W. Lovett

Comments: 9 pages, 4 figures; Minor corrections made to text and now submitted to New Journal of Physics

Journal-ref: New J. Phys. 11 (2009) 013018.

Subjects: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)

12. arXiv:0801.2873 [pdf, other]

Title: Measurement-based approach to entanglement generation in coupled quantum dots

Authors: Avinash Kolli, Simon C. Benjamin, Brendon W. Lovett, Thomas M. Stace

Journal-ref: Phys. Rev. B 79, 035315 (2009)

Subjects: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)

13. arXiv:0710.4352 [pdf, other]

Title: Measurement based entanglement under conditions of extreme photon loss

Authors: Earl T. Campbell, Simon C. Benjamin

Comments: Contains an extension of the protocol that makes it robust against asymmetries in path length and photon loss

Journal-ref: Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 130502 (2008)

Subjects: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)

14. arXiv:0708.1692 [pdf, ps, other]

Title: High fidelity all-optical control of quantum dot spins: detailed study of the adiabatic approach

Authors: Erik M. Gauger, Simon C. Benjamin, Ahsan Nazir, Brendon W. Lovett

Journal-ref: Phys. Rev. B 77 119902 (2008)

Subjects: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)

15. arXiv:quant-ph/0702209 [pdf, ps, other]

Title: Efficient growth of complex graph states via imperfect path erasure

Authors: Earl T. Campbell, Joseph Fitzsimons, Simon C. Benjamin, Pieter Kok

Comments: 15 pages, 10 figures (which print to better quality than when viewed as an on screen pdf)

Journal-ref: New J. Phys. volume 9 page 196 (2007)

Subjects: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)

16. arXiv:quant-ph/0607028 [pdf, ps, other]

Title: All-Optical Measurement Based QIP in Quantum Dots

Authors: Avinash Kolli, Brendon W. Lovett, Simon C. Benjamin, Thomas M. Stace

Comments: 4 pages, 3 figures. To be published in PRL

Journal-ref: Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 250504 (2006)

Subjects: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)

17. arXiv:quant-ph/0606199 [pdf, ps, other]

Title: Adaptive strategies for graph state growth in the presence of monitored errors

Authors: Earl T. Campbell, Joseph Fitzsimons, Simon C. Benjamin, Pieter Kok

Comments: 4 pages, 4 figures. Typos corrected, nicer figures, neater notation and better read

Journal-ref: Phys. Rev. A 75, 042303 (2007)

Subjects: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)

18. arXiv:quant-ph/0606188 [pdf, ps, other]

Title: Quantum Information Processing with Delocalized Qubits under Global Control

Authors: Joseph Fitzsimons, Li Xiao, Simon C. Benjamin, Jonathan A. Jones

Comments: 4 pages, 5 figures

Subjects: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)

19. arXiv:quant-ph/0601008 [pdf, ps, other]

Title: Bang-bang control of fullerene qubits using ultra-fast phase gates

Authors: John J. L. Morton, Alexei M. Tyryshkin, Arzhang Ardavan, Simon C. Benjamin, Kyriakos Porfyrakis, S. A. Lyon, G. Andrew D. Briggs

Journal-ref: Nature Physics 2, 40-43 (2006)

Subjects: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)

20. arXiv:cond-mat/0512705 [pdf]

Title: Coherence of Spin Qubits in Silicon

Authors: A. M. Tyryshkin, J. J. L. Morton, S. C. Benjamin, A. Ardavan, G. A. D. Briggs, J. W. Ager, S. A. Lyon

Comments: Submitted to J Cond Matter on Nov 15th, 2005

Subjects: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci); Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)

21. arXiv:quant-ph/0511198 [pdf, ps, other]

Title: Towards a fullerene-based quantum computer

Authors: Simon C Benjamin, Arzhang Ardavan, G Andrew D Briggs, David A Britz, Daniel Gunlycke, John Jefferson, Mark A G Jones, David F Leigh, Brendon W Lovett, Andrei N Khlobystov, S A Lyon, John J L Morton, Kyriakos Porfyrakis, Mark R Sambrook, Alexei M Tyryshkin

Comments: 20 pages, 13 figs, single column format

Journal-ref: Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, Volume 18, Issue 21, pp. S867-S883 (2006).

Subjects: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)

22. arXiv:quant-ph/0509209 [pdf, ps, other]

Title: Brokered Graph State Quantum Computing

Authors: Simon C. Benjamin, Dan E. Browne, Joe Fitzsimons, John J. L. Morton

Comments: 5 pages, 3 figures

Journal-ref: New Journal of Physics 8, 141 (2006)

Subjects: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)

23. arXiv:quant-ph/0508165 [pdf, ps, other]

Title: A Processor Core Model for Quantum Computing

Authors: Man-Hong Yung, Simon C. Benjamin, Sougato Bose

Comments: 5 pages, 2 figures; improved some arguments as suggested by a referee

Journal-ref: Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 220501 (2006)

Subjects: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)

24. arXiv:quant-ph/0506110 [pdf, ps, other]

Title: Optical generation of matter qubit graph states

Authors: S.C. Benjamin, J. Eisert, T.M. Stace

Comments: 10 pages in 2 column format, includes 4 figures. Problems with figures resolved

Journal-ref: New J. Phys. 7, 194 (2005)

Subjects: Quantum Physics (quant-ph); Other Condensed Matter (cond-mat.other)

25. arXiv:quant-ph/0504111 [pdf, ps, other]

Title: Efficient Graph State Construction Under the Barrett and Kok Scheme

Authors: Simon C. Benjamin

Comments: 3 pages, 3 figures. Small refinements

Journal-ref: Phys. Rev. A 72, 056302 (2005).

Subjects: Quantum Physics (quant-ph); Other Condensed Matter (cond-mat.other)