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New Zealand researchers publish scalable quantum-inspired optical computing breakthrough in Nature Communications
Image: Primary New Zealand researchers have published findings on a scalable optical computing device in Nature Communications. The study was led
The device relies on spontaneous polarization symmetry breaking in a coherently driven fibre Kerr nonlinear resonator. Light pulses settle into high or low intensity states that can be read with standard telecom components. The system solves optimization problems
It operates continuously at room temperature for over an hour and has scaled to 1000 pulses. Researchers say the platform is stable and energy efficient because it uses natural optical dynamics to explore solutions. Potential uses include financial modelling, drug design, scheduling, traffic routing, protein folding and AI optimization.
The project is funded
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