Chip with hybrid qubits Copyright: Forschungszentrum Jülich / Ralf-Uwe Limbach

Hybrid qubit based on topological insulators

With their superior properties, topological qubits could help achieve a breakthrough in the development of a quantum computer designed for universal applications. So far, no one has yet succeeded in unambiguously demonstrating a quantum bit, […]

Researchers developed a new waveguide optical parametric amplifier (OPA) module (pictured), which they combined with a specially designed photon detector to generate strongly nonclassical light that can be used for quantum experiments. Image Credit: Kan Takase, University of Tokyo

High-quality quantum light with modular waveguide device

Researchers from the University of Tokyo and NTT Corporation have successfully generated strongly nonclassical light using a modular waveguide-based light source. By combining a waveguide Optical Parametric Amplifier (OPA) module created for quantum experiments and […]

The on-chip laser is combined with a 50 gigahertz electro-optic modulator in lithium niobate to build a high-power transmitter. Credit: Second Bay Studios/Harvard SEAS

First integrated laser on Lithium Niobate chip

Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) in collaboration with industry partners at Freedom Photonics and HyperLight Corporation, have developed the first fully integrated high-power laser on a […]

Schematic of a perfectly transmitted topological acoustic wave being imaged using a microwave microscope.

Topological phenomena found at high frequencies

A new study has demonstrated topological control capabilities in an acoustic system, with implications for applications such as 5G communications and quantum information processing. This research builds on concepts from the field of topological materials, […]

Silicon-based device in development for use in quantum computers. Gate electrodes shown in blue, red, and green are used to define the quantum dot potentials while the micromagnet on top provides a magnetic field gradient. The image was taken using scanning electron microscopy and the colors were applied for clarity. Credit: Adam Mills, Princeton University

Silicon begins to shine as quantum technology

Research conducted by Princeton University physicists is paving the way for the use of silicon-based technologies in quantum computing, especially as quantum bits. This research promises to accelerate the use of silicon technology as a […]

Photonic quantum memristor scheme. Credit: Nature Photonics (2022). DOI: 10.1038/s41566-022-00973-5

Artificial neurons go Quantum with photonic circuits

Physicists at the University of Vienna have now demonstrated a new device, called the Quantum Memristor, which combines Artificial Intelligence and Quantum technologies, unlocking unprecedented capabilities. The experiment, carried out in collaboration with the National […]

The newly developed qubits are based on so-called holes (red) whose spin (arrow) in one or the other direction stores the information. They are arranged in an architecture based on silicon transistors. (Illustration: NCCR Spin)

Hot spin qubits in silicon transistors

A research group at the University of Basel, working with the IBM Research Laboratory, has made a breakthrough in qubits scalability. In classic computers, the solution to the scalability problem lay in silicon chips, which […]

QuantumNAS: Noise-Adaptive Search for Robust Quantum Circuits

Making quantum computing more resilient to noise

Researchers at MIT are working to mitigate the noise problem in quantum computing by developing a technique that makes the quantum circuit itself resilient to noise. (Specifically, these are “parameterized” quantum circuits that contain adjustable […]

Free-electron interactions can create quantum correlations in different setups.

Free electrons can induce entanglement between photons

Entanglement of photons is a fundamental feature of quantum mechanics, which stands at the core of quantum technologies such as photonic quantum computing, communication, and sensing. An ongoing challenge in all these is finding an […]

System and setup.

New world record for qubit storage

A UNIGE team in Geneva, Switzerland, has succeeded in storing a quantum bit for 20 milliseconds. A duration that had never before been achieved by a solid-state quantum memory. Long-duration quantum memories for photonic qubits […]

Schematic of the remote magnon-magnon coupling circuit. Two single-crystal YIG spheres are embedded to the NbN coplanar superconducting resonator circuit, where microwave photon mediates coherent magnon-magnon interaction. (Image by Yi Li/Argonne National Laboratory.)

Tiny magnets may help to build new quantum computers

In new research from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, scientists have achieved efficient quantum coupling between two distant magnetic devices, which can host a certain type of magnetic excitations called magnons. […]

Characterizing Super-Semi Sandwiches for Quantum Computing - ISTA

Characterizing super-semi sandwiches for quantum computing

Semiconductors are the foundation of modern technology while superconductors with their zero electrical resistance could become the basis for future technologies, including quantum computers. So-called ‘hybrid structures’ — carefully crafted sandwiches made from superconductors and […]

Transport-Enabled Entangling Gate for Trapped Ions

Trapped ions transported by a single laser beam

Scientists at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) have demonstrated the feasibility of a new approach that moves trapped ion pairs through a single laser beam, potentially reducing power requirements and simplifying the system. The researchers described […]

First experiment of quantum contextuality 'without loopholes'

Quantum contextuality ‘without loopholes’

Contextuality is essential to explain the power of quantum computers and the security of quantum communications. Quantum measurements cannot be thought of as revealing preexisting results, even when they do not disturb any other measurement […]

If a photon carries too little energy, it does not fit inside a proton (left). A photon with sufficiently high energy is so small that it flies into the interior of a proton, where it 'sees' part of the proton (right). Maximum entanglement then becomes visible between the 'seen' and 'unseen' areas. Credit: IFJ PAN

Interior of protons is maximally entangled

Fragments of the interior of a proton have been shown by scientists from Mexico and Poland to exhibit maximum quantum entanglement. The discovery, already confronted with experimental data, allows us to suppose that in some […]