Entangled photon pairs are the key enablers of quantum communications protocols. Researchers at Northwestern University in the USA have now created a convenient and efficient all-fibre source of entangled photon pairs that is promising for standard telecommunications networks.
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Rarity, J. Entangled telecommunications. Nature Photon 4, 342–343 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2010.101
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2010.101