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Memristors go quantum

A photonic quantum memristor is experimentally demonstrated, paving the way to neuromorphic quantum computing.

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Fig. 1: Photonic quantum memristor.

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Lamata, L. Memristors go quantum. Nat. Photon. 16, 265–266 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-022-00975-3

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