Dr. Kumar's Quantum Internet Soon To Be A Reality
Dr. Prem Kumar, a researcher at the Northwestern University and his team have succeeded in developing a new switching device which would make Quantum Communication possible. The device, is a practical step towards the development of ultra-high speed Quantum Internet. The device takes advantage of the quantum mechanics to create a network that may make us communicate in a way we never imagined.
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Dr. Prem Kumar
The researchers demonstrated that quantum bits aka enlarged light particles with data encoded in them can be transmitted over optic-fiber cable at very high speed, without losing any data. What makes this interesting is that the data can be encrypted and made secured during the transfer. The switching device created by researchers would enable any existing optic network route information via quantum bits just like an email is routed over the Internet.
Dr. Kumar wants to make the quantum devices a possibility in near future and his research is focused towards making existing optic-fiber leverage the advancements in quantum communication. He simplifies his research by saying that today we all know bits that exist in either of the states "1" or "0".  So far, we've been encoding all our information in the form of 1s and os. Quantum Bits aka Qubits, on the other hand can be both Zero & One simultaneously and also traditional One Or Zero. In addition, two more Qubits at different locations, kilometers away from each other can also be entangled. This opens a new spectrum of possibilities in communication. Dr. Kumar's work involves working with the Qubit that is a particle of light and further development of the network that will not disturb the states of the Qubits while being transferred at very high speeds (almost equal to speed of light).
Dr. Kumar is confident that his research will find applications in many fields including distributed quantum processing where quantum computers will be able to share all quantum data securely and and speeds we can only imagine.
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Via: A Small Quantum Leap: Northwestern University News
Dr. Prem Kumar
The researchers demonstrated that quantum bits aka enlarged light particles with data encoded in them can be transmitted over optic-fiber cable at very high speed, without losing any data. What makes this interesting is that the data can be encrypted and made secured during the transfer. The switching device created by researchers would enable any existing optic network route information via quantum bits just like an email is routed over the Internet.
Dr. Kumar wants to make the quantum devices a possibility in near future and his research is focused towards making existing optic-fiber leverage the advancements in quantum communication. He simplifies his research by saying that today we all know bits that exist in either of the states "1" or "0".  So far, we've been encoding all our information in the form of 1s and os. Quantum Bits aka Qubits, on the other hand can be both Zero & One simultaneously and also traditional One Or Zero. In addition, two more Qubits at different locations, kilometers away from each other can also be entangled. This opens a new spectrum of possibilities in communication. Dr. Kumar's work involves working with the Qubit that is a particle of light and further development of the network that will not disturb the states of the Qubits while being transferred at very high speeds (almost equal to speed of light).
Dr. Kumar is confident that his research will find applications in many fields including distributed quantum processing where quantum computers will be able to share all quantum data securely and and speeds we can only imagine.
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Via: A Small Quantum Leap: Northwestern University News
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