Metasurfaces Could Be the Next Quantum Information Processors

Harvard’s ultra-thin chip could revolutionize quantum computing

Researchers at Harvard have created a groundbreaking metasurface that can replace bulky and complex optical components used in quantum computing with a single, ultra-thin, nanostructured layer. This innovation could make quantum networks far more scalable, stable, and compact. By harnessing the power of graph theory, the team simplified the design of these quantum metasurfaces, enabling them to generate entangled photons and perform sophisticate…

Metasurfaces could be the next quantum information processors

In the race toward practical quantum computers and networks, photons—fundamental particles of light—hold intriguing possibilities as fast carriers of information at room temperature.

Metasurfaces could be the next quantum information processors - Science Tech Updates

In the race toward practical quantum computers and networks, photons hold intriguing possibilities as fast carriers of information at room temperature. Photons are typically controlled and coaxed into quantum states via waveguides on extended microchips, or through bulky devices built from lenses, mirrors, and beam splitters. The photons become entangled—enabling them to encode and process […] The post Metasurfaces could be the next quantum info…

Harvard Researchers Demonstrate Metasurface For Quantum Photon Control

Researchers demonstrated metasurfaces can create complex entangled photon states, potentially simplifying the scalability of optical quantum computers and networks.