A New Kind of Quantum Computer

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

CfA physicist Hannes Pichler, of the CfA's Institute for Theoretical Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics (ITAMP), and three colleagues have proposed a new way to build a quantum computer using just a single atom.... https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/news/su201742

A photograph of Google's 1000+ qubit computer chip under development. CfA scientists and their colleagues have proposed a new way to use photons of light instead of silicon chips as qubits, opening the door to new technologies.