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Research in Optical Sciences

Quantum Networking with Individual Qubits of Light and Matter

Gerhard Rempe

Published Jan 1, 2012• 0 citations
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Abstract

Two remote atoms permanently trapped in two optical resonators and reversibly connected by single photons constitute an elementary version of a scalable quantum network with the ability to send, retrieve, store and process quantum information.
DOI
10.1364/qim.2012.qt1a.1

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