Groundbreaking Work in Quantum NetworkingThe groundbreaking work, published on May 15 in the journal Nature, was led by Mikhail Lukin, the Joshua and Beth Friedman University Professor in the Department of Physics, in partnership with Harvard teachers Marko Lončar and Hongkun Park, who are all members of the Harvard Quantum Initiative, alongside scientists at Amazon Web Services.The Harvard team established the useful makings of the very first quantum internet by entangling two quantum memory nodes separated by an optical fiber link released over a roughly 22-mile loop through Cambridge, Somerville, Watertown, and Boston.”Showing that quantum network nodes can be knotted in the real-world environment of an extremely hectic metropolitan area, is an essential action towards useful networking in between quantum computer systems,” Lukin said.A two-node quantum network is just the start. Stas, Y. Q. Huan, B. Machielse, E. N. Knall, M. Sutula, G. Baranes, N. Sinclair, C. De-Eknamkul, D. S. Levonian, M. K. Bhaskar, H. Park, M. Lončar and M. D. Lukin, 15 May 2024, Nature.DOI: 10.1038/ s41586-024-07252-zThe work was supported by the AWS Center for Quantum Networkings research alliance with the Harvard Quantum Initiative, the National Science Foundation, the Center for Ultracold Atoms (an NSF Physics Frontiers Center), the Center for Quantum Networks (an NSF Engineering Research Center), the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, and other sources.
Groundbreaking Work in Quantum NetworkingThe groundbreaking work, released on May 15 in the journal Nature, was led by Mikhail Lukin, the Joshua and Beth Friedman University Professor in the Department of Physics, in partnership with Harvard professors Marko Lončar and Hongkun Park, who are all members of the Harvard Quantum Initiative, together with scientists at Amazon Web Services.The Harvard team developed the useful makings of the very first quantum internet by entangling two quantum memory nodes separated by an optical fiber link deployed over a roughly 22-mile loop through Cambridge, Somerville, Watertown, and Boston.”Showing that quantum network nodes can be knotted in the real-world environment of a really busy urban location, is an important step towards practical networking between quantum computers,” Lukin said.A two-node quantum network is just the beginning. Stas, Y. Q. Huan, B. Machielse, E. N. Knall, M. Sutula, G. Baranes, N. Sinclair, C. De-Eknamkul, D. S. Levonian, M. K. Bhaskar, H. Park, M. Lončar and M. D. Lukin, 15 May 2024, Nature.DOI: 10.1038/ s41586-024-07252-zThe work was supported by the AWS Center for Quantum Networkings research study alliance with the Harvard Quantum Initiative, the National Science Foundation, the Center for Ultracold Atoms (an NSF Physics Frontiers Center), the Center for Quantum Networks (an NSF Engineering Research Center), the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, and other sources.
