This collaboration aims to boost already existing numerous interactions between researchers and engineers for basic research on the physics of semiconductor quantum dots, light-matter interaction in solid microcavities, protocols for the generation and measurement of quantum light, and for the first implementation of quantum protocols and computing.
Toward unprecedented computing power and efficiency
This new associated research laboratory aims to develop emitters and protocols to generate new quantum states of light, with a view to creating a fault-tolerant photonic quantum computer, and to demonstrating quantum communication protocols.
To this end, the research will pursue two research focuses:
- The project’s “optical” focus will first develop quantum photonic entanglement protocols in order to create multi-partite entangled photon chains and graphs. These non-classical states of light are central to the “made-to-measure” quantum computing paradigm, which is the most promising framework for creating a universal quantum machine.
- The “growth” research focus will concentrate on the quality of the quantum-dot-based photonic devices that will be produced within the Labcom. This will notably involve growing materials of very high purity–on which the “quantum purity” of photons depends–as well as increasing the reproducibility of photonic device production.