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Photon-Based Heat Transport Could Cool Quantum Computers

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A thermal-transport method that uses photons as carriers has been demonstrated over 1-m distances. The fundamental advance in heat conduction could drive the development of quantum computers. Artistic rendering of quantum-limited heat conduction of photons over macroscopic distances. Courtesy of Heikka Valja. The successful operation of a quantum computer requires efficient cooling mechanisms. At the same time, a quantum computer is prone to errors caused by external noise. The photon-carrier method, developed in the lab of Mikko Möttönen at the University of Aalto, could be used...Read full article

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    Published: February 2016
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    The technology of generating and harnessing light and other forms of radiant energy whose quantum unit is the photon. The science includes light emission, transmission, deflection, amplification and detection by optical components and instruments, lasers and other light sources, fiber optics, electro-optical instrumentation, related hardware and electronics, and sophisticated systems. The range of applications of photonics extends from energy generation to detection to communications and...
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