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Briefing
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- Nanoscale Optical Quantum Memory – U.S. and Italy researchers developed optical quantum memory that can fit on chip, 1,000 times smaller than similar memory devices
- Application – Essential to development of quantum networks that transmit quantum information
- How It Works – Stores information in individual quantum light particles (or photons)
- Fabrication – Memory modules 700 nanometers wide by 15 microns long, similar to red blood cell, created using optical cavities made from crystals doped with rare earth ions, which then is cooled to 0.5 Kelvin (-273.15 Celsius), and pumped with single photons through laser
- Next Steps – Increase efficiency and time when information can be stored, with plans to integrate memory in complex circuits for quantum networks
- Researchers – Include California Institute of Technology, University of Verona in Italy, University of Parma in Italy, National Institute of Standards and Technology in Colorado, and Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Accelerator
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Sector
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Information Technology
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Organization
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California Institute of Technology, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), US National Institute of Standards and Technology, University of Parma, University of Verona
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Source
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Original Publication Date
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September 11, 2017
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