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A sound proposition for quantum communication

Ian S. Osborne

Published Oct 9, 2014• 0 citations

Abstract

Quantum Processing Quantum computers exploit the quantum-mechanical properties of materials to store and manipulate information stored in the quantum states of atoms or artificial atoms. Although there are a number of quantum platforms under investigation already, Gustafsson et al. present another, based on the propagation of sound waves on the surface of a crystal (see the Perspective by Ruskov and Tahan). The ability to tune the system and the slow propagation speeds of the acoustic waves offer new opportunities to control and process quantum information. Science , this issue p. [207][1]; see also p. [165][2] [1]: /lookup/doi/10.1126/science.1257219 [2]: /lookup/volpage/346/165?iss=6206

DOI: 10.1126/science.346.6206.204-b

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