University of Pennsylvania

The University of Pennsylvania is a private research university in Philadelphia where quantum work is spread across the School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering and Applied Science rather than concentrated in a single laboratory. The Penn Quantum Engineering Laboratory, led by Lee Bassett, builds experiments around optically addressable spin defects such as nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond, used for quantum sensing and as spin qubits, while theorist Liang Jiang works on quantum networks, modular architectures, and error correction for superconducting and photonic hardware. Its role in the field is as an academic research and training institution; it does not sell quantum processors, software, or cloud access.

AI-written profile · not yet reviewed · 20 September 2026

Headquarters: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Status: Private

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Coverage

Quantum Computing Report19 September 2026

University of Pennsylvania Demonstrates Single-Gate Parallel Entanglement on Room-Temperature Diamond Quantum Register

University of Pennsylvania researchers generated a four-qubit Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger state in a room-temperature diamond quantum register using a single parallel gate. The state was completed in 14.8 microseconds, about ten times faster than sequential approaches, with improved fidelity.

OutlookPlausible

This single-gate parallel approach could enable room-temperature diamond registers to prepare larger multipartite entangled states, such as six to eight qubits, quickly enough for practical quantum repeater or sensing demonstrations within two years.

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