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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
May. 06, 2022
Universitaet Wien, Vienna, AT;
UNIVERSITAET WIEN, Vienna, AT;
Abstract
A quantum optical memristor for manipulating photon quantum states includes a Mach-Zehnder interferometer having a first optical input and a first optical output and a second optical output. The first optical input and the first optical output of the Mach-Zehnder interferometer are a first optical input and a first optical output of the quantum optical memristor respectively. A detector is configured to detect a time-dependent optical signal at the second optical output of the Mach-Zehnder interferometer. A controller is configured to compute a target reflectivity of the Mach-Zehnder interferometer, wherein the controller is configured to update the reflectivity of the Mach-Zehnder interferometer to match the computed target reflectivity. The controller is configured to compute the target reflectivity based on the derivative of the reflectivity with respect to time. The derivative of the reflectivity with respect to time is a linear function of the detected signal.