For the second year in a row, a scientific advance by Professor Roberto Morandotti's team at the INRS Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications Research Centre has been chosen as one of the top ten discoveries of 2016 by Québec Science. Quantum computing is one step closer to becoming a reality thanks to the team's breakthrough in optical physics.
Using an optical frequency comb, researchers were able to simultaneously generate multiphoton entangled quantum bit (qubit) states--a historic first. In doing so, they showed that it is possible to generate a wide range of complex quantum states for optical communication in signal processing and spectroscopy.
The discovery is also compatible with current electronics. This represents a significant advantage, spurring Professor Morandotti to predict in the Québec Science article that the computer of tomorrow will be a hybrid that combines the characteristics of present day computers and those of quantum computers, with their vastly superior computing power.
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