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The basic theoretical ideas of quantum computation have been explained in the previous chapter. But how feasible is it to actually construct a quantum computer? Realising that even a single quantum gate requires two strongly interacting quantum systems highly isolated from environmental disturbances, forces us to temper our optimism. This chapter presents several experimental techniques and results which indicate that a small number of highly controlled, strongly interacting, quantum systems are conceivable. However, whether or not it is possible to scale up to practical quantum computation remains to be seen.
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Nägerl, H.C. et al. (2000). Experiments Leading Towards Quantum Computation. In: Bouwmeester, D., Ekert, A., Zeilinger, A. (eds) The Physics of Quantum Information. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04209-0_5
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