在33公里的电信纤维上纠单个原子
Tim van Leent1,2, Matthias Bock3,4, Florian Fertig1,2
1Faculty of Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Nature
|July 6, 2022
概括
研究人员在33公里长的纤维中展示了两颗原子之间的纠. 这一突破促进了量子网络和安全通信,
科学领域:
- 量子信息科学
- 量子通信网络
- 原子物理
背景情况:
- 量子网络需要远距离节点之间可靠的纠分布.
- 现有的方法面临长距离光纤连接和状态衰变的挑战.
研究的目的:
- 为了证明两个遥远的单个原子之间的纠.
- 通过远程光纤链路确定纠分布的可行性.
主要方法:
- 在两个单独的节点中产生原子光子纠.
- 使用量子频率转换传输光子超过33公里的光纤.
- 进行贝尔状态测量以预示原子纠.
主要成果:
- 在两个单个原子之间成功证明了预告的纠.
- 在长度高达33公里的光纤链路上实现了纠分布.
- 使用量子频率转换克服了高衰减损失.
结论:
- 这项研究证实了量子网络在电信光纤上分配纠的可行性.
- 这项工作对于推进设备独立的量子密钥分配和量子重复器协议至关重要.
- 代表着建设大型量子网络基础设施的重要一步.
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