Why quantum networks ARE the quantum computer - not just connecting them
“Within that, where do the where do the key technical challenges lie?”
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what we call an entanglement fabric, and that is now the new computer. So, really, the the quantum network is the quantum computer, by creating these entanglement links.
Within that, where do the where do the key technical challenges lie? Is it in the the materials in the fiber optic, or is it in the the interface? Is Is this a software problem, a hardware problem, an algorithms problem?
All of the above. Basically, up until two, three years ago, well, up until we really started to look into this problem, there had only been academic demonstrations
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Carmen Palacios-Berraquero explains the counterintuitive concept that quantum networks themselves become quantum computers through 'entanglement fabric' rather than just connecting separate quantum machines. She breaks down the multifaceted technical challenges spanning materials, interfaces, software, and algorithms that have kept this technology in academic labs until recently.
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This clip reframes how people think about quantum computing infrastructure by revealing that the network itself becomes the computer, challenging conventional assumptions about the technology.
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