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How many bits can a photon carry?

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Quantum physics offers a way to enhance the amount of information a photon can carry, with potential applications in optical communication, lithography, metrology and imaging.

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  1. David Pile is senior editor at Nature Photonics, 225 Bush Street, Suite 1453, San Francisco, California 94104, USA,

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Pile, D. How many bits can a photon carry?. Nature Photon 6, 14–15 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2011.330

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