Into the quantum internet at the speed of light
Monday, February 4, 2013 - 14:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Not only do optical fibers transmit information every day around the world at the speed of light, but they can also be harnessed for the transport of quantum information. Physicists now report how they have directly transferred the quantum information stored in an atom onto a particle of light. Such information could then be sent over optical fiber to a distant atom.