In a breakthrough, a joint team of researchers from Caltech, Department of Energy Fermilab, AT&T, Harvard University, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab, and the University of Calgary announced that they were able to teleport photon qubits. about 27 miles (43.4523 kilometers) fiber optic cable, for Fermilab.
Similar projects had been done in the past; however, this one differs from the others by being the first to transmit quantum information at such a great distance.
The experiment, done using “available-for-sale” equipment that is compatible with both existing telecommunications infrastructure and emerging quantum technologies, could “provide a realistic basis for a high-fidelity quantum Internet with practical devices.” , the researchers said. Large plate.
The study was published in the journal As a PRX.
Revolutionary computing and data storage
Scientists were able to send qubits, which work by replacing traditional bits with quantum bits 27 miles (43.4523 kilometers) fiber optic cable with a network built with over-the-counter equipment. In addition, the researchers were able to do the experiment through two separate networks and with a fidelity greater than 90 percent.
Scientists claim that this achievement will usher in a new era of communication, per Independent. Once used the achievement to develop a quantum Internet service, it could revolutionize data storage and computing.
According to investigators, the team had been working persistently and “keeping its head down in recent years.”
Panagiotis Spentzouris, head of Fermilab’s Quantum Science Program, wrote in an email to Motherboard, “We wanted to drive this kind of research and take important steps on a path to making real-life applications for quantum communications and networking and testing fundamental physics ideas.”
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“So when we finally did, the team was euphoric, very proud to achieve these high quality and record results,” he further explained. “And we are very excited to be able to move on to the next phase, using the knowledge and technologies of this work towards the deployment of quantum networks.”
Does this mean you should sign up with a quantum internet provider? Not really. In response to joke questions on social media, Maria Spiropulu, a physics teacher at Shang-Yi Ch’en at Caltech, said, “We need (a lot) more work in R&D.”