While it's no replacement for either computer, the new device is a powerful alternative for addressing some very practical ...

Optical quantum computing is regularly referred to as ‘photonic quantum computing’. This technology harnesses photons as qubits, which are the basic units of quantum information.

Researchers at Queen’s University have built a different kind of computer—one that uses light instead of electronics to ...

Caltech scientists have developed a way to guide light on silicon wafers with low signal loss approaching that of optical ...