--- title: UC San Diego Advances Quantum Metamaterials for... description: UC San Diego researchers at the MRSEC are advancing quantum metamaterials that use nanoscale quantum materials as active building blocks to manipulate... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/uc-san-diego-advances-quantum-metamaterials-for-ultrafast-optical-computing-pbopmu5y3 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: UC San Diego Advances Quantum Metamaterials for Ultrafast Optical Computing | daily.dev og:description: UC San Diego researchers at the MRSEC are advancing quantum metamaterials that use nanoscale quantum materials as active building blocks to manipulate... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/uc-san-diego-advances-quantum-metamaterials-for-ultrafast-optical-computing-pbopmu5y3 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/PBOpmU5y3.png og:image:alt: UC San Diego Advances Quantum Metamaterials for Ultrafast Optical Computing og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # UC San Diego Advances Quantum Metamaterials for Ultrafast Optical Computing **[The Quantum Insider](https://daily.dev/sources/thequantuminsider)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary UC San Diego researchers at the MRSEC are advancing quantum metamaterials that use nanoscale quantum materials as active building blocks to manipulate electromagnetic properties at visible-light wavelengths. Building on the university's pioneering 2000–2001 demonstrations of negative refraction, the team has developed a quantum metamaterial based on multiple metallic quantum wells that converts ultrafast infrared light into visible light with over 1,000 times the efficiency of conventional metal structures. These quantum-engineered structures can be packed into much smaller devices, potentially enabling ultracompact optical computing systems with applications in imaging and beyond. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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