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The research comprises three different topics: Counterfactual quantum computation, the spin Hall effect of light, and ultra-high-efficiency photon detectors based on atomic vapors. Counterfactual computation entails obtaining answers from a quantum computer without actually running it, and is accomplished by preparing the computer as a whole into a superposition of being activated and not activated. The first experimental demonstration is presented, including the best performing implementation of Grover’s quantum search algorithm to date. In addition, we develop new counterfactual computation protocols that enable unconditional and completely deterministic operation. These methods stimulated a debate in the literature, on the meaning of counterfactuality in quantum processes, which we also discuss. The spin Hall effect of light entails tiny spin-dependent displacements, unsuspected until 2004, of a beam of light when it changes propagation direction. 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