Mission of Physics & Informatics Laboratories
Y. Yamamoto · NTT technical review · 2019
At the Physics & Informatics Laboratories (PHI Labs) of NTT Research, Inc., we explore a new principle that will bring about a revolution in information processing technology in the interdisciplinary area between quantum physics and brain science, and it is here where we have positioned our research field.We will focus on quantum-classical crossover physics and critical phenomena in neural networks.We will concentrate, in particular, on optical implementation as a means of achieving a simple, elegant, and practical implementation of a computer that is based on this new principle, specifically on the optical parametric oscillator that can achieve quantum neural networks at room temperature.This article introduces the concepts, technologies, and target applications making up this research field at PHI Labs.