Scalability of photonic‑based quantum computing architectures

Ascertain scalable architectures and methods for photonic‑based quantum computing, addressing photon loss, storage, and integration challenges to enable systems that can scale beyond current demonstrations.

Background

Photonic quantum computing offers room‑temperature operation and optical advantages but faces major hurdles including photon loss, storage difficulty, and uncertainties about scalable architectures.

The paper explicitly notes that it is not clear how photonic platforms can scale. Resolving this requires architectural innovations, fault‑tolerance strategies, and hardware advances that together enable large‑scale photonic quantum processors.