Aiding Quantum Information Science with Nanowires
The U.S. Department of Energy is studying nanowires — tiny wires smaller than a human hair — and have unveiled defects in the materials comprising the wires. The opto-electronic devices used transfer the energy from photons into electric pulses. Defects in the wires negatively affect the device performance. The study of these opto-electronic device properties and subsequent revelation of defects in the nanowires permits mending these defects. Potential uses of these devices have been identified to include quantum information manipulation.
