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Silicon Defect Offers Photonic Link to Quantum Internet

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A research team at Simon Fraser University (SFU) exploited a defect in silicon that it believes will enable the realization of massively scalable quantum computers — and the quantum internet that will connect them. Previous research has indicated silicon as a suitable material for producing stable and long-lived qubits. The current research provides proof of principle that T centers, a specific luminescent defect in silicon, can provide a photonic link between qubits. A single T center qubit in the silicon lattice, which supports the first single spin to ever be optically...Read full article

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    Published: July 2022
    Glossary
    integrated optics
    A thin-film device containing miniature optical components connected via optical waveguides on a transparent dielectric substrate, whose lenses, detectors, filters, couplers and so forth perform operations analogous to those of integrated electronic circuits for switching, communications and logic.
    lithography
    Lithography is a key process used in microfabrication and semiconductor manufacturing to create intricate patterns on the surface of substrates, typically silicon wafers. It involves the transfer of a desired pattern onto a photosensitive material called a resist, which is coated onto the substrate. The resist is then selectively exposed to light or other radiation using a mask or reticle that contains the pattern of interest. The lithography process can be broadly categorized into several...
    quantum
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