Optical quantum computing is regularly referred to as ‘photonic quantum computing’. This technology harnesses photons as qubits, which are the basic units of quantum information.

Quantum computing technology is complex, getting off the ground and maturing. There is promise of things to come. potentially changing the computing paradigm.

A new light-based breakthrough could help quantum computers finally scale up. Stanford researchers created miniature optical cavities that efficiently collect light from individual atoms, allowing ...

A breakthrough optical design allows quantum computers to read information in parallel, a key step toward building ...

Just a few years ago, many researchers in quantum computing thought it would take several decades to develop machines that ...

Technique lays the groundwork for neutral-atom quantum computers with more than 100 000 qubits, say physicists ...

The research demonstrates a practical method for overcoming a long standing bottleneck in quantum computing, bringing closer ...

They combined optical tweezers with metasurfaces to trap more than 1,000 atoms, with the potential to capture hundreds of ...

Semiconductor chips that process light rather than electricity could boost processing speeds and reduce energy use.

Quantum technology has reached a turning point, echoing the early days of modern computing. Researchers say functional ...

(Phys.org) -- Quantum computers may someday revolutionize the information world. But in order for quantum computers at distant locations to communicate with one another, they have to be linked ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- As with today's computers, future quantum computers will require more than just quantum information processing; they will also require methods to store and retrieve the quantum ...