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Distributed entanglement and teleportation on a quantum network

Sophie Hermans, Matteo Pompili, Simon Baier, Hans K. C. Beukers, P.C. Humphreys, Raymond N. Schouten, R. F. L. Vermeulen, M. J. Tiggelman, Laura dos Santos Martins, Bas Dirkse, Johannes Borregaard, Stephanie Wehner, Ronald Hanson

Published Jan 1, 2023• 0 citations
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Abstract

We report on the realization of a multi-node quantum network. Using the network, we have demonstrated three protocols; generation of a entangled state shared by all nodes, entanglement swapping and quantum teleportation between non-neighboring nodes.
DOI
10.1364/cleo_fs.2023.ff3a.1

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