Researchers at the University of Michigan are using pulses of light to accelerate quantum computers, which may allow computers to decipher encryptions at unprecedented rates. The researchers used short bursts of light targeted at quantum dots to create light-matter interactions, and they found they could control the frequency and phase shifts in the optical network, a necessity for developing these optical-driven quantum computers.

The technique could enable computers exponentially faster than traditional computers and could give its users an incontrovertible edge in deciphering encryptions. The research has implications for the intelligence community, and if used exclusively by intelligence workers, could foil security threats posed by hackers. Certainly, the technology also has implications for any field that uses huge computations, and could provide a huge boost to research in mathematics, physics, and other fields.

Computing Breakthrough Could Elevate Computer Security to Unprecedented Levels

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