Objective
Optical simulators rank among the most promising candidates to power future technological breakthroughs in terms of speed,
scalability, power-consumption and quantum advantage, serving a wide range of useful optimization problems. However, the
operation of such simulators remains currently limited by noise, the extent of algorithmic problems they can embed and to the
classical regime where they compete with supercomputers. HEISINGBERG aims to bring our state-of-the-art spatial photonic spin
simulator (an iterated cycle of all-optical processing through a spatial light modulator that couples 10,000 spins) into the quantum
regime by upgrading its coherent drive to squeezed light, making it fully programmable through vector-matrix multiplication
schemes, use of holography, ancillary spins & effective magnetic fields, and designing dedicated custom-tailored and purpose-built
algorithms. The reduced fluctuations in one quadrature of the fields will allow us to scale up and optimize the performances of the
existing machine to bring it beyond the capabilities of both classical supercomputers and competing spin-simulators. HEISINGBERG
devices will operate 100,000 spins at room temperature and process new quantum annealing algorithms on an improved XY
architecture. Besides, the nonclassical resources of squeezed states when modulated, admixed and phase-controlled through beam
splitters, such as entanglement or superpositions of multiphoton states will be prospected to harness a quantum advantage and
boost our machine into its quantum simulation regime. This development will stimulate the quantum information processing
community by concretely articulating problems of algorithmic complexity and clarify the nature of the quantum advantage available
in annealers and simulators. These advances will allow us to demonstrate, on a cloud platform, annealing and adiabatic algorithms
that can efficiently solve NP-hard problems.
Fields of science
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcomputer hardwarequantum computers
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcomputer hardwaresupercomputers
Keywords
Programme(s)
- HORIZON.3.1 - The European Innovation Council (EIC) Main Programme
Funding Scheme
HORIZON-EIC - HORIZON EIC GrantsCoordinator
3071 Limassol
Cyprus
The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.