Non-Abelian braiding, an essential process for realizing topological quantum computation, is implemented using an array of photonic integrated waveguides.
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Scheel, S., Szameit, A. A braid for light. Nat. Photon. 16, 344–345 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-022-00993-1
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