Artist's Illustration of the Chip (IMAGE)

University of Bristol

Artist's Illustration of the Chip

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Tracks called waveguides guide photons in silicon, much like an optical fiber. Spirals of these waveguides are used to generate photons (quantum particles of light) that are then routed around the processor circuit to perform different tasks.

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Xiaogang Qiang/University of Bristol

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