All-photonic quantum repeaters

Quantum communication holds promise for unconditionally secure transmission of secret messages and faithful transfer of unknown quantum states. Photons appear to be the medium of choice for quantum communication. Owing to photon losses, robust quantum communication over long lossy channels requires...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Azuma, Koji, Tamaki, Kiyoshi, Lo, Hoi-Kwong
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Pub. Group 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4410623/