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    Optics

    Tiny ‘quantum memory’ drum stores data sent via laser as ultrasonic vibrations

    Sally Cole Johnson
    July 1, 2024
    A new way to create a quantum memory introduces optomechanical systems based on a tiny drum as an alternative to platforms such as atomic ensembles or crystals doped with rare...
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    Quantum

    U.N. proclaims 2025 the ‘International Year of Quantum Science and Technology’

    Sally Cole Johnson
    June 28, 2024
    It’s truly astounding how much quantum innovation is taking place right now.
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    Quantum

    Photonic topological quantum insulator makes quantum research more accessible

    Sally Cole Johnson
    June 24, 2024
    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) researchers build the world’s first photonic topological quantum insulator within the strong light-matter interaction regime—and it operates...
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    Lasers & Sources

    Femtosecond laser creates ‘programmable’ optical qubits in silicon

    Sally Cole Johnson
    June 18, 2024
    In this Q&A, Kaushalya Jhuria, a postdoctoral scholar at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), shares details about her team’s recent demonstration of a method...
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    Quantum

    Quantum technologies take off!

    Daniel Oi
    June 14, 2024
    Taking quantum technologies into space opens a universe of possibilities—including prospects for a globe-spanning space quantum internet.

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    Lasers & Sources

    LightSolver rolls out quantum-inspired LPU100

    May 31, 2024
    Ruti Ben-Shlomi, CEO and cofounder of LightSolver, a startup that developed a quantum-inspired laser-based processing unit, talks to us about their disruptive computing paradigm...
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    Lasers & Sources

    Electrically controlled quantum dots unlock new possibilities

    Thibault Chervy
    May 28, 2024
    Researchers unveil a method to create electrically defined quantum dots on two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors, a milestone in exciton-related research that opens new avenues ...
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    Fiber Optics

    Physicists demo network of nanophotonic quantum memory nodes atop telecom fiber

    Sally Cole Johnson
    May 21, 2024
    In this Q&A, Harvard University’s Can Knaut, a doctoral researcher working with Mikhail Lukin, a professor of physics, shares details about their team’s recent demo sending information...
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    Test & Measurement

    New tool determines characteristics of light-based quantum states

    Sally Cole Johnson
    May 6, 2024
    Researchers develop a technique to measure the quantum mechanical properties of electromagnetic fields at the single-photon level.
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    Lasers & Sources

    Laser light unleashes quantum behavior at room temperature

    Sally Cole Johnson
    May 1, 2024
    Researchers discover a large class of materials can be made magnetic via laser light—at room temperature—and it opens a new pathway to designing materials with light.