resonator
noun
res·o·na·tor
ˈre-zə-ˌnā-tər 
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LCMs operate by packing thousands of tunable optical resonators onto the surface of a CMOS semiconductor chip.
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Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
In the case of the cat qubits demonstrated so far by companies like Alice and Bob, the objects are photons, which are all held in a single resonator, and Amazon is using similar tech.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 26 Feb. 2025
Like qubits, photons can be entangled—connected in a uniquely quantum way that’s useful for computation—by passing them through devices such as resonators and phase shifters.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Jan. 2025
The microwaved grape trick also shows their promise as alternative microwave resonators for quantum sensing applications, according to the authors of this latest paper.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2024
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Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
In the case of the cat qubits demonstrated so far by companies like Alice and Bob, the objects are photons, which are all held in a single resonator, and Amazon is using similar tech.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 26 Feb. 2025
Like qubits, photons can be entangled—connected in a uniquely quantum way that’s useful for computation—by passing them through devices such as resonators and phase shifters.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Jan. 2025
The microwaved grape trick also shows their promise as alternative microwave resonators for quantum sensing applications, according to the authors of this latest paper.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2024
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resonator
noun
res·o·na·tor
ˈrez-ᵊn-ˌāt-ər
: something (as a device for increasing the resonance of a musical instrument) that resounds or resonates
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