Building the First Useful Quantum Networks

Ronald Hanson spoke with OPN about the technical hurdles, photonic advances and opportunities shaping the future of quantum networking.

Inside of a labThe quantum lab at Delft. [Courtesy of TU Delft]

As researchers push quantum networking beyond lab demonstrations, attention is shifting from isolated links to systems that can distribute entanglement reliably, at useful rates and across metropolitan distances.

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