Experts announced that another important breakthrough has been made in the development of the quantum internet. The research, carried out by a team from Simon Fraser University in Canada and published in the science journal Nature, suggests that a specific luminescence-defect T-center in silicon can establish a photon link between qubits (the binary digit of quantum computing or the bit of classical computing).
This discovery could be a big step forward, as successful use of quantum technology will benefit from communication technology that enables these qubits to be connected together in a scalable manner. According to the research, these “T centers” have the advantage of emitting light at the same wavelength as today’s fiber communication and telecom network equipment.
According to Stephanie Simmons, Head of Canadian Research at Silicon Quantum Technologies, this makes it possible to “create quantum processors that naturally communicate with other processors” and that “your silicon qubit can communicate by emitting photons (light) in the same band used.” This is how it becomes possible to connect the millions of qubits required for quantum computing.
Making quantum computing use existing communications technology that is being used on a large scale in the traditional silicon computing world is considered a major step forward for emerging quantum technology.
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