IonQ Crosses the Threshold of 1 Thousand per Second in Quantum Interconnect Speed
The company established more than a thousand connections per second between a trapped ion qubit and a silicon vacancy quantum memory.
IonQ achieved over a thousand quantum connections per second using a photonic link between a trapped ion qubit and a silicon vacancy quantum memory.
New Speed Record in Quantum Interconnection
IonQ announced that it has reached an entanglement rate of more than 1,000 per second via a photonic link between a trapped ion qubit and a solid-state memory. Entanglement is a fundamental element that enables separate systems to work together.
This speed stands out as a sufficiently fast level to support distributed quantum computing and other use cases.
Executive Statements and Technical Details
Niccolo de Masi, Chairman and CEO of IonQ, stated that the company has surpassed a milestone in memory-enhanced quantum interconnects.
A technical paper reveals the real-world hardware test results of the end-to-end connection between the trapped ion system and the silicon vacancy qubit.
Previous Records and Future Projects
This demonstration outperformed the previous record held by the research group at Duke University by more than four times.
The underlying architecture is expected to be compatible with various qubit approaches, which supports DARPA programs and commercial sales.