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Taming complexity

The program developed by Carleo and Troyer uses simplified parameters to simulate a certain quantum mechanical system an…

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Sorting machine for atoms

The proposal by Bonn-based researchers could push the development of future quantum computers a crucial step forward. Th…

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Wave of the future: Terahertz chips a new way of seeing through matter

The system is realized in the same silicon chip technology that powers all modern electronic devices from smartphones to…

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Large groups of individual photons now available on demand – an equivalent of photonic ‘integrated circuit’

Completely secure, high-speed quantum communication, or even a model of quantum computer, may be among the possible appl…

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Surprising spin behavior at room temperature

circularly polarized room-temperature electroluminescence from spin-polarized light-emitting diodes

This behavior indicates the presence of spin-dependent nonlinear processes, which may allow the development of semicondu…

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Quantum optical sensor for the first time tested in space – with a laser system from Berlin

The MAIUS mission demonstrates that quantum optical sensors can be operated even in harsh environments like space – a pr…

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Flat lens opens a broad world of color

First metalens to work across a continuous bandwidth allows new control of light

The team has developed the first flat lens that works within a continual bandwidth of colors, from blue to green. This b…

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D-Wave Announces D-Wave 2000Q Quantum Computer and First System Order

Latest generation system, available this quarter for shipment, solves larger problems faster

D-Wave's leap from 1000 qubits to 2000 qubits is a major technical achievement and an important advance for the emerging…

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New ‘needle pulse’ beam pattern packs a punch

Industrial applications might include any form of laser materials processing that involves putting as much light as poss…

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Protecting quantum computing networks against hacking threats

For the first time, Professor Karimi’s team was able to clone the photons that transmit information, namely the single c…

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Quantum RAM: modelling the big questions with the very small

The team constructed a proof-of-principle quantum simulator using a photon – a single particle of light – interacting wi…

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Thin, flexible, light-absorbent material could be used in energy and stealth applications

The absorber relies on optical phenomena known as surface plasmon resonances, which are collective movements of free ele…

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Colours of light revealed in time-stretch breakthrough

Professor Thomson and his team have created a new way to analyse these colours, using advanced photonic devices, such as…

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Cleaning up quantum devices

The advancement of quantum computing faces a tremendous challenge in improving the reproducibility and robustness of qua…

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RESEARCHERS TRANSMIT 10 BIT OF INFORMATION WITH A SINGLE PHOTON

Using an innovative method, University of Twente researchers have now managed to transmit no less than 10.5 bits of info…

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Traffic jam in empty space

New success for Konstanz physicists in studying the quantum vacuum

An important step towards a completely new experimental access to quantum physics has been made at University of Konstan…

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Directly Measuring the Degree of Quantum Coherence

Quantum coherence, also known as quantum superposition, is the most essential property that distinguishes quantum mechan…

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New measurement head for the centering measurement of IR lens systems

At the 2017 Photonics West, TRIOPTICS GmbH will be introducing a centering test system for IR lens systems with significantly improved measurement quality.

The new OptiCentric® IR is characterized by its dual band measurement head that allows measurements in the VIS and MWIR…

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Quantum phase transition observed for the first time

Photon-blockade breakdown observed experimentally -- Theoretical predictions verified

One example of a phase transition at the quantum level is the photon-blockade breakdown, which was only discovered two

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Si-Ware Systems Introduces First Fully Integrated Chip-Sized Spectral Sensor for Industrial and Consumer Markets

NeoSpectra Micro Offers Unprecedented NIR Spectral Range and High Performance for Food, Oil & Gas, Agriculture, Pharmaceutical, and Medical Applications

The device is small enough and thin enough to be incorporated into a smart phone case or designed into an existing mobil…

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