Optical quantum transistor using single atoms
Friday, May 14, 2010 - 10:10
in Physics & Chemistry
With the continued miniaturization of computer chip components, technology can no longer rely on the laws of the macroscopic world. Scientists all over the world are researching technologies based on quantum effects that can be used to communicate and process information. One of the most promising developments in this direction are quantum networks in which single photons communicate the information between different nodes, e.g. single atoms.