His intuition told him that the power of what was in front of him might be beyond his imagination, but for a while he couldn't clearly explain where this almost magical appeal came from.
"...single photon?"
"It's over. The experiment was successful."
Stepped into the laboratory.
Lu Zhou, who was standing in front of the computer, replied casually.
However, after all, he was not an expert in this field. If he didn't understand it, he had no right to speak, so he didn't dwell on this issue, but looked at another device whose purpose he couldn't figure out.
What he saw before him was somewhat beyond his expectation.
Lu Zhou explained casually.
The expression on Academician Xue's face was slightly moved, and a crazy possibility emerged in his mind.
"I know you have a lot of questions to ask. I will talk to you about your confusion later."
Upon hearing this explanation, Academician Xue subconsciously opened his mouth.
As if he had seen through his worries, Lu Zhou said in a relaxed tone while leading him towards the laboratory.
"It seems you have guessed it," Lu Zhou smiled and nodded, "Quantum communication."
As he spoke, Lu Zhou snapped his fingers. As if he had heard some kind of order, the signal lights on the chassis behind him lit up one after another, and the two ends of the silver-white metal tube in front of him also made a slight buzzing sound. .
How is this thing voice-controlled and intelligent
After hearing Lu Zhou's words, Academician Xue finally breathed a sigh of relief, and his face returned to a calm expression. He was no longer cautious and began to look at the layout of the laboratory curiously.
64 pairs of light quanta are emitted from port A, are amplified by the repeater while passing through the quantum repeater in the middle of the pipe, continue to be emitted to the next channel, and are finally received by the receiver at port B.
"Don't be so nervous. Since you are the relevant person, it doesn't matter even if you see these things."
"Multi-line single-photon channel... this is what I want to show you." Walking to the middle of the metal tube, Lu Zhou picked up the gloves from the experimental table next to him and put them on, carefully removing a layer of low-temperature inert gas from the From the protective box, a cylindrical structure covered by a titanium alloy bracket was taken out.
It would be another matter if it was the laboratory on the third underground floor, but it doesn't matter here. Since he moved these things to the surface, it means that even if others see them, it will not be a big deal.
Although he didn't want to say why these three words, Naihe really couldn't understand it, so in the end he spoke unsatisfactorily.
For a moment, he even forgot his original purpose of coming here.
"What is this?"
Academician Xue: "...I don't quite understand."
"A three-dimensional cavity with a multi-mode structure. The main material is an alloy composed of ytterbium, molybdenum and other materials. It can satisfy all our fantasies about the quantum world..." It seems that this sentence is not accurate enough. Lu After Zhou thought for a moment, he corrected and said, "At least it's a fantasy at this stage."
Seeing the cylinder falling at a constant speed under the pull of gravity, Lu Zhou took two steps back and stood next to a computer, with a satisfied smile on his face.
Receive them all!
While he was talking, the preparations for the experiment had been completed.
In the cross-section of this cylinder, honeycomb-shaped openings can be seen, and in the central part of the cylinder, it is composed of translucent vessels like frosted glass.
"The laser melting 3D printing system... is mainly used to process some metal and plastic components that I need. After all, it is very troublesome to find a cooperative manufacturer to order. I don't want to waste time waiting."
"In a sense, it's voice-activated... thanks to our artificial intelligence technology."
"Then... what about that one?" Pointing to the silver-white metal tube that ran across the entire laboratory, Academician Xue continued to ask, "What is that thing used for?"
“Absolutely perfect!”
"This, this is it!"
After doing these things, he turned his attention back to Academician Xue and extended the invitation.
As if he could see through the surprise and curiosity on the old man's face, Lu Zhou nodded slightly, then turned around and carefully placed the mysterious cylinder in the opening, which was almost 100% consistent. on the groove.
He could understand automatic modeling, but how could the AI understand what kind of model the user needed in just a few sentences? Is this a problem that can be solved through pure artificial intelligence or fuzzy computing
"We can have a drink and talk about these interesting questions."
There is no doubt that his experiment has been successful!
Not realizing how shocking the scene in front of him was to the person next to him, Lu Zhou continued to explain.
"Because it is not perfect, I have only solved part of the problem, but there is still a part of the problem that has not been solved, and this part is not what I am good at..." Lu Zhou glanced at the wall clock on the wall, suddenly smiled and said, "Since The experiment is over, we might as well talk somewhere else."
64 photon pairs!
There is no doubt that what he saw in front of him was probably more confidential content than the quantum encryption algorithm.
Seeing the puzzling things popping up one after another, Academician Xue felt like a primitive man.
“… By placing this three-dimensional cavity of multi-mode structure in a special magnetic field, the free ytterbium atoms floating in the alloy will enter an extremely insensitive state, thereby isolating the interference in the environment and capturing the incident photons. , synchronize it, then pass the entangled state to the next repeater through the new single-photon emitter, and repeat the above process."
"Go to my office."
Voice control
"Can you still operate this thing?"
Standing in the center of the laboratory, Academician Xue stared dumbfounded at what was happening in front of him. It was not until Lu Zhou included the data in the database that he gradually recovered from his surprise.
"This is?"
Academician Xue said in surprise.
"It has ended?"
Academician Xue opened his mouth slightly dumbly.
Academician Xue: "...Why are you showing this to me?"
Looking at the closet-shaped device connected to a computer that was closest to him, Academician Xue asked casually.
On the one hand, I was nervous because I was curious, and on the other hand, I was worried about seeing something I shouldn't have seen.
AI
So much so that…
Looking at the numbers fed back on the screen, a smile appeared on Lu Zhou's lips.
This was different from most of the laboratories he had seen. It could even be said that it was more like a workshop with a simple structure than a laboratory.
Academician Xue's eyes widened for a moment.
He really couldn't understand why Lu Zhou wanted to show these things to him.
"In short, this is a quantum entanglement amplifier. You can think of it as a magnifying glass. But what it enhances is not light, but something more microscopic than light."
"Correct... but not completely. To be precise, it's an entangled pair of photons."
As he spoke, Lu Zhou reached out and tapped a few buttons on the keyboard. After waiting for the device to completely shut down, he pressed the power button next to the chassis.
Academician Xue looked around nervously.