Quantum computer of the National Quantum Laboratory

2021: Prototyping a quantum computer

At the end of April 2021, the consortium National Quantum Laboratory (created under the auspices of Rosatom with the participation of the HSE, MISiS, MIPT and other organizations) announced the creation of a prototype quantum computer. A platform of 20 ions was assembled. The creation of a full-fledged quantum processor on ions is expected until the end of 2024.

According to Vedomosti, scientists at Rosatom and the Russian Quantum Center said that they learned to catch, stabilize and hold several ions in the electromagnetic field with the help of a special trap of charged electrodes.

In 6 months, the National Quantum Laboratory has developed a prototype quantum computer

By the end of April 2021, researchers are trying to conduct applied calculations on the ion platform they created, simulate and test the algorithms on which the work of the future quantum computer will be based. Specialists from the Russian Quantum Center also conduct quantum studies with neutral atoms, photons and superconductors.

The newspaper cites the opinion of experts who believe that by the end of April 2021, the Russian quantum industry is about 7-10 years behind the world. According to the representative of Skolkovo, Russian quantum developments, although ten years behind the platforms of IonQ and Honeywell, which are based on 30 connected ions, have begun to decrease.

In April 2021, specialists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology at the Laboratory of Artificial Quantum Systems developed the country's first integrated circuit based on five superconducting qubits in the holder. The authors of the development called it the prototype of a quantum processor.

According to the researchers, the scheme is fully controlled and can be used in quantum machine learning. She has already passed a number of tests. Tests showed that schema elements work with the specified parameters.^[1]

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