Most of the world's best-known quantum computers operate inside refrigerators colder than outer space. Most quantum computer needs to be cooled to a temperature colder than outer space, to function. The machine sits inside a chandelier-like cryogenic refrigerator, chilled to the edge of absolute zero, the coldest point physically possible in the universe.
Based in Bengaluru, Quanfluence, founded by three former semiconductor engineers, is developing photonic quantum computing technology designed to operate at room temperature by using light instead of superconducting electrical circuits. While the technology is still evolving globally and no single quantum computing architecture has emerged as the industry standard, researchers increasingly view photonics as one of several promising approaches for building scalable quantum computers.
