Information theory | Models of computation | Quantum information science
One-way quantum computer
The one-way or measurement-based quantum computer (MBQC) is a method of quantum computing that first prepares an entangled resource state, usually a cluster state or graph state, then performs single qubit measurements on it. It is "one-way" because the resource state is destroyed by the measurements. The outcome of each individual measurement is random, but they are related in such a way that the computation always succeeds. In general the choices of basis for later measurements need to depend on the results of earlier measurements, and hence the measurements cannot all be performed at the same time. The hardware implementation of MBQC mainly relies on photonic devices, thanks to the properties of entanglement between the photons. The process of entanglement and measurement can be described with the help of graph tools and group theory, in particular by the elements from the stabilizer group. (Wikipedia).
