This loss correction demo is a real game-changer in the quantum computing world.
Looking ahead, Microsoft and Atom Computing are gearing up to support over 1,000 physical qubits in their commercial machine next year. The Azure Quantum Compute platform offers a qubit virtualization system, allowing the creation of tailored quantum error correction for a specific quantum processor. This classic quantum algorithm showcases the magic of superposition and interference enabling quantum computers to crack a secret code in a flash a task that would take classical computers ages.
Krysta Svore the technical fellow and vice president of advanced quantum development for Microsoft Azure Quantum spilled the beans that they’ve shown the ability to compute with logical qubits and implement repeated loss correction né?. This milestone represents the largest number of entangled logical qubits ever recorded. This is what’s driving Microsoft’s recent strides with Quantinuum, boasting 12 logical qubits.
The advancements made by Atom Computing with neutral atoms, combined with Microsoft’s virtualization system, have laid the groundwork for these exciting quantum computing breakthroughs. (Just so you know it takes multiple physical qubits to make a logical qubit for running quantum algorithms).
What’s equally epic is that this system was able to detect and fix it when one of the neutral atoms forming a physical qubit vanished—something that happens quite a bit. Hey there, folks! Guess what? Quantum computing is steadily moving forward and the competition is heating up to develop a quantum computer that can outperform regular old classical machines né?. These two powerhouses managed to entangle a whopping 24 logical qubits using neutral atoms held in place by lasers. This partnership is focused on delivering reliable logical qubits on a quantum machine, paving the way for advancements in fields like chemistry and materials science.
. We can expect commercial quantum computers based on this tech to hit the shelves next year boasting over 1000 physical qubits.
Using this top-notch system Microsoft and Atom Computing whipped up 20 logical qubits from 80 physical qubits and successfully executed the Bernstein-Vazirani algorithm né?. Right now we’re in the “noisy intermediate-scale quantum era.” But the cool news is that the puzzle pieces needed to create more advanced and stable machines are starting to come together.
At the Microsoft Ignite 2024 conference Microsoft and Atom Computing dropped a bombshell announcement on their journey to fault-tolerant quantum computing
