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Quantum gates set speed record at 6.8 nanoseconds with over 99.98% accuracy
Source: Phys.org · Published

Researchers from Jülich, Aachen and Cologne have performed a quantum operation on a qubit in just 6.8 nanoseconds—with more than 99.98% accuracy. Such operations typically take several tens of nanoseconds in superconducting quantum computers. The paper was published in Nature Communications.
Key points
- Researchers from Jülich, Aachen and Cologne have performed a quantum operation on a qubit in just 6.8 nanoseconds—with more than 99.98% accuracy.
- Such operations typically take several tens of nanoseconds in superconducting quantum computers.
- The paper was published in Nature Communications.
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