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Where we are with quantum

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A theoretical analysis shows how a person’s location in space could be verified by the transmission of single photons. A vital application of quantum networks may be within reach.

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Fig. 1: Position verification using time of response.

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  1. Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science (QuICS), University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA

    Yusuf Alnawakhtha & Carl A. Miller

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Alnawakhtha, Y., Miller, C.A. Where we are with quantum. Nat. Phys. 18, 611–612 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-022-01597-w

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