I-Hub Quantum Technology Foundation

🔵𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐈𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐩 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞?

At Quantum India Bangalore, Prof. Umakant Rapol, Professor at IISER Pune and PI with I Hub QTF, delivered an insightful talk on the potential of atom and ion-based platforms for building scalable quantum computers.

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦?
🔹Internal energy levels that form the qubit states are unique. The frequencies of the qubit transitions or in other words the structure of atoms, are a result of the fundamental quantum mechanical governing principles of nature.

🔹Atomic systems do not require conventional cryogenics operating at mK temperatures. Eliminating the need for complex cryogenic systems does away with the need to procure extremely rare and expensive gas, namely Helium with atomic mass of 3. Atomic qubits only need specialised lasers for slowing and arresting them in free space for quantum state manipulation and ex*****on of complex quantum circuits.

🔹Atomic systems have a potential to scale over 1000’s of qubits at room temperature.

🔹Each atomic/ionic qubit does not need multiple RF lines to address/readout the qubit states. They also do not need complex micron-scale electronic fabrication for multiplexing the excitation and readout lines. This eliminates the need to design numerous RF transmission lines through cryogenic system.

🎯 The near-term goal for Prof. Umakant's team is to demonstrate a 20-qubit ion trap quantum computer, with a vision to scale to hundreds of qubits in the future.

Prof. Rapol also highlighted the indigenously developed Arbitrary Waveform Generator (AWG)[https://lnkd.in/d4MDtW9x] a critical piece of electronics for qubit control. This AWG was developed in collaboration between Scicom, I-Hub QTF, and IISER Pune.

Currently, most AWGs are imported, but with quantum technologies on the rise, demand is expected to grow rapidly — making indigenous development a major step forward.

🌟 With focused research and strong collaborations, India is steadily building its quantum future.

We would like to thank National Quantum Mission(NQM) and National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems(NM-ICPS) for their constant support!

Southern Command officers Visit I-HUB QTF

Today, we hosted a team of officers from the Southern Command headquarters, led by Chief Signals Officer, Maj. Gen. K. K. Chakrabarti.

During the visit, we presented an overview of I-HUB QTF’s core research initiatives in the fields of computing, communications and sensing.

We also discussed startup incubation where we foresee potential,

The team also discussed faculty development programs in the domain of Quantum Technologies to enable building strong human resource capability, and other capacity-building programs conducted at IISER. The officers also toured five of our quantum laboratories and got a chance to view many of the projects live.