Aeluma and Thorlabs Announce Breakthrough in Silicon Photonics for Quantum Computing

Aeluma Inc. (NASDAQ:ALMU) is one of the best performing semiconductor stocks to buy now. As May concluded, Aeluma, in collaboration with Thorlabs, which is a vertically integrated photonics products manufacturer, announced an advancement in silicon photonics. This breakthrough has the potential to accelerate the commercial adoption of quantum computing and communication.

Silicon photonics is a promising technology for quantum computing and communication, and Aeluma enhances this by incorporating quantum dot sources and highly nonlinear electro-optic materials.

With support from the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Aeluma and Thorlabs showed the wafer-scale integration of aluminum gallium arsenide (AlGaAs), which is a nonlinear optical material, onto standard 200mm diameter CMOS silicon photonics wafers. This provides a viable pathway for scaling complex quantum photonic circuits.

Aeluma Inc. (NASDAQ:ALMU) develops optoelectronic and electronic devices in the US. The company manufactures semiconductor materials and chips using compound semiconductors on diameter substrates that are used to manufacture mass market microelectronics.

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