Quantum network between two national labs achieves record synch
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What could scientists’ recent success in teleporting quantum states mean for data centers of the future?
In what they described as a key milestone on the way to redefining global communications, a group of researchers recently managed to teleport quantum states over 27 miles with more than 90 percent fidelity.
The team, consisting of scientists from Fermilab, AT&T, Caltech, Harvard University, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and University of Calgary, published results of the experiment in a paper in December.
The results have big implications for the future of data centers, for whom quantum teleportation could mean more secure communications, Panagiotis Spentzouris, senior scientist who heads the Quantum Science Program at Fermilab, told DCK.
In a major breakthrough, a joint team of researchers from Caltech, the Department of Energy’s Fermilab, AT&T, Harvard University, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab, and the University of Calgary announced that they managed to teleport qubits of photons across approximately
27 miles (43.4523 kilometers) of fiber-optic cable, per
Fermilab.
Similar projects had been done in the past; however, this one distinguishes itself from the others due to it being the first to beam quantum information across such a great distance.
The experiment, done by using off-the-shelf equipment that is compatible with both existing telecommunications infrastructure and emerging quantum technologies, might provide a realistic foundation for a high-fidelity quantum internet with practical devices, the researchers told