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National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)

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Improving quantum computer performance (conceptual diagram) Quantum computer coherence declines over time. If the coherence gets too low, the information in the quantum computer becomes meaningless. By optimizing the operation of quantum computers, more information can be processed before quantum coherence falls below the utility threshold.

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National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT); Keio University; Tokyo University of Science; School of Science, The University of Tokyo

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