Supersized atoms could help quantum computers link to optical fibres

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Physics

A instrumentality that uses supersized rubidium atoms could marque it imaginable to transmit outputs from quantum computers done modular optical fibres. That successful crook could marque it easier to physique networks of quantum computers

By Karmela Padavic-Callaghan

The instrumentality could alteration quantum computers to transmit signals done optical fibres

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Supersized atoms tin person the output of quantum computers into airy signals that tin question done optical fibres. This could beryllium important for connecting quantum computers into a network.

Multiple quantum computers networked unneurotic whitethorn beryllium capable to grip much analyzable computations than conscionable 1 computer. However, portion accepted machine networks usage optical fibres for accelerated and close connections, galore quantum computers output their results arsenic signals that can’t question done fibres. Consequently, quantum computers person been linked to …

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