Medusa: the networking heart of a trapped ion multi-core quantum computer
Lead Participant:
NU QUANTUM LTD
Abstract
Nu Quantum, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, and Cisco Systems come together to develop and commercialise integrated quantum photonic technology aimed at enabling entanglement-based networking of multi-core quantum computing clusters.
Project Medusa employs Integrated Photonic technology to develop a Quantum Networking solution aimed at interconnecting small clusters of Trapped Ion Quantum Computers (TIQC).
The motivation for this project is the scaling of TIQCs. TIQCs are the best-performing qubit technology today, however it is widely accepted that it will be extremely difficult to create TIQC cores of over 50-100 qubits. Interconnecting small, efficient clusters using photonic networking is the most promising solution to achieve large, powerful computers.
The technological challenge is that there currently exist no commercially-available quantum networking photonic products - integrated switches, entanglement optics, and single-photon detectors - which meet the requirements of speed and efficiency, at the required wavelengths.
The main output of this project is a world-first prototype of an integrated 4-node switched entangler which targets the necessary requirements of rate, loss, and wavelength to enable multi-core TIQC.
Project Medusa employs Integrated Photonic technology to develop a Quantum Networking solution aimed at interconnecting small clusters of Trapped Ion Quantum Computers (TIQC).
The motivation for this project is the scaling of TIQCs. TIQCs are the best-performing qubit technology today, however it is widely accepted that it will be extremely difficult to create TIQC cores of over 50-100 qubits. Interconnecting small, efficient clusters using photonic networking is the most promising solution to achieve large, powerful computers.
The technological challenge is that there currently exist no commercially-available quantum networking photonic products - integrated switches, entanglement optics, and single-photon detectors - which meet the requirements of speed and efficiency, at the required wavelengths.
The main output of this project is a world-first prototype of an integrated 4-node switched entangler which targets the necessary requirements of rate, loss, and wavelength to enable multi-core TIQC.
Lead Participant | Project Cost | Grant Offer |
|---|---|---|
| NU QUANTUM LTD | £464,699 | £ 325,290 |
Participant |
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| UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD | £19,245 | £ 19,245 |
| CISCO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | £41,897 | £ 20,948 |
| QUANTOPTICON LTD. | ||
| INNOVATE UK | ||
| UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE | £54,704 | £ 54,704 |
People |
ORCID iD |
| Isabel Dowbiggin (Project Manager) |