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Quantum states are fragile and cannot be sent through conventional lines of communication; quantum teleportation offers a reliable and efficient way to transfer quantum information across a network. It provides the most promising mechanism for a future quantum internet, with secure communications an...

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Published in:Nature (London) 2016-04, Vol.532 (7598), p.169
Main Authors: Pirandola, Stefano, Braunstein, Samuel L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Communication
Data processing
Internet
Light
Long distance
Optics
Quantum theory
Researchers
Satellites
Variables
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Summary:Quantum states are fragile and cannot be sent through conventional lines of communication; quantum teleportation offers a reliable and efficient way to transfer quantum information across a network. It provides the most promising mechanism for a future quantum internet, with secure communications and a distributed computational power that greatly exceeds that of the classical Internet.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/532169a