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A long-distance quantum repeater gets one step closer

M. S. Shahriar

Published Jul 25, 2011• 2 citations
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Abstract

Researchers demonstrate a robust, high-fidelity, broadband quantum memory that could be used to realize a long-distance quantum repeater for secure communication.
DOI
10.1103/physics.4.58

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