Open Hardware Solutions in Quantum Technology
Nathan Shammah, Anurag Saha Roy, Carmen G. Almudever, S\'ebastien, Bourdeauducq, Anastasiia Butko, Gustavo Cancelo, Susan M. Clark, Johannes, Heinsoo, Lo\"ic Henriet, Gang Huang, Christophe Jurczak, Janne Kotilahti,, Alessandro Landra, Ryan LaRose, Andrea Mari, Kasra Nowrouzi

TL;DR
Open quantum hardware (OQH) involves open-source software, hardware blueprints, and accessible testbeds, which can accelerate quantum technology development and broaden scientific access.
Contribution
This paper advocates for expanding open quantum hardware initiatives and provides an overview of current projects, gaps, and recommendations for progress.
Findings
Open quantum hardware can accelerate industry growth.
Current projects have identified gaps in accessibility.
Recommendations can enhance open hardware ecosystem.
Abstract
Quantum technologies such as communications, computing, and sensing offer vast opportunities for advanced research and development. While an open-source ethos currently exists within some quantum technologies, especially in quantum computer programming, we argue that there are additional advantages in developing open quantum hardware (OQH). Open quantum hardware encompasses open-source software for the control of quantum devices in labs, blueprints and open-source toolkits for chip design and other hardware components, as well as openly-accessible testbeds and facilities that allow cloud-access to a wider scientific community. We provide an overview of current projects in the OQH ecosystem, identify gaps, and make recommendations on how to close them today. More open quantum hardware would accelerate technology transfer to and growth of the quantum industry and increase accessibility in…
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Taxonomy
TopicsQuantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture · Quantum Information and Cryptography · Cloud Computing and Resource Management
