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Next-Gen Quantum Networks

Valerie C. Coffey

Published Mar 1, 2013• 1 citation
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Abstract

Get ready: the quantum internet is a next-generation disruptive technology that is now closer to fact than fiction. Researchers predict that practical quantum communications may be here within 10 to 15 years.
DOI
10.1364/opn.24.3.000034

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