A direct quantum equivalent of an electronic NOT gate is impossible. But the best possible approximation to the universal NOT transformation has now been demonstrated using photons.
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Gisin, N. NOT logic. Nature 419, 797–798 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/419797a
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