Intellectual Property Law

US Patent 7546000 - Color center quantum computer

This patent from HP proposes a diamond lattice structure with atomic vacancies as a basis for quantum computers. Claim 1 reads:

1. A node of a quantum computer architecture, the node comprising:

a first photonic device configured to transmit electromagnetic waves;

a color center embedded in diamond and coupled to the first photonic device; and

a switch located between the first photonic device and a bus waveguide, and the switch configured to selectively control transmission of electromagnetic waves between the bus waveguide and the color center.

Full post as published by TinytechIP on June 15, 2009 (boomark / email).