Quantum technology: the second quantum revolution
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We are currently in the midst of a second quantum revolution. The first quantum revolution gave us new rules that govern physical reality. The second quantum revolution will take these rules and use them to develop new technologies. In this review we discuss the principles upon which quantum technology is based and the tools required to develop it. We discuss a number of examples of research programs that could deliver quantum technologies in coming decades including: quantum information technology, quantum electromechanical systems, coherent quantum electronics, quantum optics and coherent matter technology.
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Quantum sensors operate by applying the principles of quantum mechanics to improve their sensitivity and accuracy.
“Quantum sensors operate by applying the principles of quantum mechanics to improve their sensitivity and accuracy (Dowling, 2003; Degen et al., 2017; Jaeger, 2018).”
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“Generally, QT is driven by two imperatives: practicality, which drives miniaturization, which has become a dominant trend in technological innovation, and fundamentality, where quantum mechanics provides unmatched performance over what can be achieved in classical frameworks (Dowling, 2003).”
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- Authors
- Dowling, J. P., & Milburn, G. J.
- Affiliations
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory (US)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- ORCID
- Milburn, Gerard J.
- Venue
- Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
- Publisher
- The Royal Society
- Published
- 2003-06-20
- Volume
- 361
- Issue
- 1809
- Pages
- 1655-1674
- ISSN
- 1364-503X (ISSN-L)
- 1471-2962
- OpenAlex
- W2104812648
- Cited by
- 1,046
- References
- 8
- Citations by year
- 2026: 80 · 2025: 137 · 2024: 119 · 2023: 122 · 2022: 98 · 2021: 113 · 2020: 66 · 2019: 69 · 2018: 43 · 2017: 36 · 2016: 29 · 2015: 22 · 2014: 24 · 2013: 8 · 2012: 11
- FWCI
- 1.99
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- arxiv.org
- Locations
- Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- arXiv (Cornell University) (submittedVersion)
- arXiv (Cornell University)
- Funders
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- California Institute of Technology
- National Security Agency
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Advanced Research Projects Agency
- Office of Naval Research
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Quantum Information and Cryptography
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Quantum Mechanics and Applications
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture
- Keywords
- quantum technologies, second quantum revolution, quantum information technology, quantum optics, quantum engineering
- MeSH terms
- Computing Methodologies, Electronics, Miniaturization, Quantum Theory, Technology, Technology Assessment, Biomedical, Information Storage and Retrieval, Nanotechnology, Optics and Photonics
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