Photonic Quantum Chips Are Making AI Smarter and Greener

A quantum leap: Chinese institute begins photonic chip production

Photonic chips are a critical hardware component for quantum computing and high-speed optical communications.

Photonic quantum chips are making AI smarter and greener

A team of researchers has shown that even small-scale quantum computers can enhance machine learning performance, using a novel photonic quantum circuit. Their findings suggest that today s quantum technology isn t just experimental it can already outperform classical systems in specific tasks. Notably, this photonic approach could also drastically reduce energy consumption, offering a sustainable path forward as machine learning s power needs s…

Imec and Ghent University present a fully-integrated, single-chip microwave photonics system for compact and versatile signal processing

LEUVEN (Belgium), 5 June, 2025— This month, the Photonics Research Group and IDlab, two imec research groups at Ghent University, and imec, a world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, have published the demonstration of a fully-integrated single-chip microwave photonics system, combining optical and microwave signal processing on a single silicon chip. The chip integrates high-speed modulators, optica…

Photonic quantum chips are making AI smarter and greener - Conservative Angle

A team of researchers has shown that even small-scale quantum computers can enhance machine learning performance, using a novel photonic quantum circuit. Their findings suggest that today s quantum technology isn t just experimental it can already outperform classical systems in specific tasks. Notably, this photonic approach could also drastically reduce energy consumption, offering a sustainable path forward as machine learning s power needs s…

Quantum Photonics Chips: Enabling Secure Communication And Precision Sensing.

Integrating quantum mechanics and photonics onto silicon chips facilitates the development of compact, stable and scalable quantum technologies for applications spanning secure communication via quantum key distribution, precision sensing exceeding classical limitations, and the construction of advanced quantum processors.