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The quantum-mechanical properties of long-lived optical pulses known as solitons have recently been studied theoretically and observed experimentally. These experiments suggest effective ways of reducing quantum noise in signal transmission and of performing quantum-mechanical non-demolition measurements without destroying the signal.
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Drummond, P., Shelby, R., Friberg, S. et al. Quantum solitons in optical fibres. Nature 365, 307–313 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1038/365307a0
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