Laboratory of Physical Foundation of Information Processing

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Laboratorium Fizycznych Podstaw Przetwarzania Informacji

Polish research network

New technologies of coding and processing of information constitute a developing field of research particularily in physics, computer science, mathematics, chemistry and many technical sciences.

As a result of a considerable progress in research in quantum mechanics, there has also appeared a possibility of processing, registration and transmission of information at a purly quantum level.

Since the mid 1990, a sudden acceleration of reserch in a new interdisciplinary field, generaly called quantum information science has been observed.

Quantum information science creates possibilities of overcoming difficulties of classical information science such as lack of sufficient quick algorithms for solving certain problems, problems in classical cryptography etc.

Many devices, which are under investigations of atomics, moleculars, solid, and quantum optics have a chance to become a base of constructing of quantum computer. There are also verified algorithms, which are use as software of quantum computer.

Despite undoubted patrial success there are many difficulties in experiments and there is a wild field for theoretical investigation.

In a field of physics bases of process information Poland has really considerable potential. Units, which are gathered into network Labolatory of Physical Foundations of Information Processing in a form National Network created by the State Commitee for Scientific Research are engaged in research at world level as follows. :