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Quantum Teleportation Between Distant Matter Qubits

January 22, 2009

A research team from the Joint Quantum Institute and the University of Maryland physics department report teleportation of quantum information between atomic quantum memories over long distances. A quantum bit stored in a single trapped Yb+ atom is teleported to a second Yb+ atom about 1 meter away, with an average fidelity of 90 percent. Full Story

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