Quantum technology

Quantum technology is a new field of physics and engineering, which transitions some of the stranger features of quantum mechanics, especially quantum entanglement and most recently quantum tunneling, into practical applications such as quantum computing, quantum cryptography, quantum simulation, quantum metrology, quantum sensing, and quantum imaging.

The field of quantum technology was first outlined in a 1997 book by Gerard J. Milburn,^[1] which was then followed by a 2003 article by Jonathan P. Dowling and Gerard J. Milburn,^[2][3] as well as a 2003 article by David Deutsch.^[4] The field of quantum technology has benefited immensely from the influx of new ideas from the field of quantum information processing, particularly quantum computing. Disparate areas of quantum physics, such as quantum optics, atom optics, quantum electronics, and quantum nanomechanical devices, have been unified under the search for a quantum computer and given a common language, that of quantum information theory.

References

External links

• "Gadgets from the Quantum Spookhouse," Science News, Vol. 160, No. 23, Dec. 8, 2001, p. 364.
• "Spooky Timing: Quantum-linked photons coordinate clock ticks," Science News, Vol. 166, No. 13, Sept. 25, 2004, p. 196.
• "Kittens Catch Phase," Jonathan P. Dowling, Nature 450, 362-363 (15 November 2007).
• "Quantum-enhanced positioning and clock synchronization," Nature 412, 417-419 (26 July 2001).
• Quantum Feedback Control and Metrology with Cold Atoms
• Quantum Atomic Gravity Gradiometer
• Real World Quantum Effects Demonstrated