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could strongly influence the fu
ture of computing.
“A quantum logic gate could al
low a computer to process infor
mation in parallel,” Raymer said.
The group is working to stimu
late an electron to be used as a
tool for processing. This process,
if successful, will one day enable
people to search large databases
in an increasingly short amount
of time, Raymer said.
“The larger the job is, the more
you benefit from using a quantum
computer,” he said.
This is made possible by the
fact that electrons can be in more
than one place at one time.
Raymer said physics theory sug
gests that this logic gate is possi
ble, but actually building the de
vice might prove to be very
difficult.
Nilendra Deshpende, associate
dean for the College of Arts and
Sciences, feels this research pres
ents exciting possibilities for stu
dents of physics.
“This quantum optics group is
one of the strongest in the coun
try,” Deshpende said. “Students
can work with them and work on
exciting projects.”
David Foster, a graduate stu
dent in physics, is one of the
many graduate students working
with Raymer on the project.
“This is an inherently interest
ing project with great job
prospects,” Foster said. “The
physics work is really interesting
and new.”
In order for the project to have
optimum effect, it would need to
take place in a vacuum in very
cold temperatures.
“The world is jiggly from heat,”
Raymer said. “In order to keep an
electron in one place for study it
needs to be dry and cold.”
In addition, many physicists
believe the task of building a mi
crochip that relies on such parti
cles is challenging.
In spite of these difficulties,
Ken Hardin, the sponsored proj
ect administrator for the Univer
sity, said the project has received
support from the Department of
Defense and the National Science
Foundation, which combined
have given the project close to
$1.5 million in federal grants.
Raymer said the grant money
with mainly go to equipment for
the new lab he must construct.
“The U.S. government mainly
wants to know if it can be done or
if there are laws of physics that
prevent this project from succeed
ing,” he said.
Research for the project will be
carried out in the Oregon Center
for Optics in Willamette Hall.
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