{"id":820,"date":"2019-07-18T14:54:01","date_gmt":"2019-07-18T14:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techfragments.com\/?p=820"},"modified":"2022-08-19T15:04:23","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T15:04:23","slug":"quantum-control-light-computers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techfragments.com\/quantum-control-light-computers\/","title":{"rendered":"Quantum Control With Light Paves Way For Ultra-Fast Computers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Terahertz light can control some of the essential quantum properties of superconducting states, report researchers.<\/p>\n

Jigang Wang patiently explains his latest discovery in quantum control that could lead to superfast computing based on quantum mechanics: He mentions light-induced superconductivity<\/a> without an energy gap. He brings up forbidden supercurrent quantum beats. And he mentions terahertz-speed symmetry breaking.<\/p>\n

Then he backs up and clarified all that. After all, the quantum world of matter and energy at terahertz and nanometer scales \u2014 trillions of cycles per second and billionths of meters \u2014 is still a mystery to most of us.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like to study quantum control of superconductivity exceeding the gigahertz, or billions of cycles per second, bottleneck in current state-of-the-art quantum computation applications. We\u2019re using terahertz light as a control knob to accelerate supercurrents,\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

says Wang, a professor of physics and astronomy at Iowa State University<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Terahertz Light<\/h2>\n

\"quantum<\/p>\n

Superconductivity is the movement of electricity through certain materials without resistance.<\/p>\n

It typically occurs at very, very cold temperatures. Think -400 Fahrenheit for \u201chigh-temperature\u201d superconductors.<\/p>\n

Terahertz light is light at very, very high frequencies. Think trillions of cycles per second. It\u2019s essentially extremely strong and powerful microwave bursts firing at very short time frames.<\/p>\n

It all sounds esoteric and strange. But the new method could have very practical applications.<\/p>\n

\u201cLight-induced supercurrents chart a path forward for electromagnetic design of emergent materials properties and collective coherent oscillations for quantum engineering applications,\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Wang and his coauthors write in a paper in Nature Photonics<\/em>.<\/p>\n

In other words, the discovery could help physicists \u201ccreate crazy-fast quantum computers by nudging supercurrents,\u201d Wang writes in a summary of the research team\u2019s findings.<\/p>\n

Quantum World Control<\/h2>\n

Finding ways to control, access, and manipulate the special characteristics of the quantum world and connect them to real-world problems is a major scientific push these days. The National Science Foundation has included the \u201cQuantum Leap\u201d in its \u201c10 big ideas<\/a>\u201d for future research and development.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy exploiting interactions of these quantum systems, next-generation technologies for sensing, computing, modeling, and communicating will be more accurate and efficient. To reach these capabilities, researchers need understanding of quantum mechanics to observe, manipulate, and control the behavior of particles and energy at dimensions at least a million times smaller than the width of a human hair,\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

says a summary of the science foundation\u2019s support of quantum studies.<\/p>\n

A Universal Tool<\/h2>\n

The researchers are advancing the quantum frontier by finding new macroscopic supercurrent flowing states and developing quantum controls for switching and modulating them.<\/p>\n

A summary of the research team\u2019s study says experimental data they obtained from a terahertz spectroscopy instrument indicates terahertz light-wave tuning of supercurrents is a universal tool \u201cand is key for pushing quantum functionalities to reach their ultimate limits in many cross-cutting disciplines\u201d such as those mentioned by the science foundation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe that it is fair to say that the present study opens a new arena of light-wave superconducting electronics via terahertz quantum control for many years to come,\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

the researchers conclude.<\/p>\n

Original Study:<\/strong> Lightwave-driven gapless superconductivity and forbidden quantum beats by terahertz symmetry breaking<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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