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Photons Light the Way to Useful Quantum Computing

Susan Curtis

Published Jun 1, 2025• 0 citations
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Abstract

With recent innovations yielding fully integrated prototypes and more powerful commercial processors, companies are gearing up to deliver large-scale photonic quantum machines.
DOI
10.1364/opn.36.6.000026

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