Public quantum network: The first node
We present a quantum network that distributes entangled photons between the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a public library in Urbana. The network allows members of the public to perform measurements on the photons. We describe its design and implementation and outreach based on the network. Over 400 instances of public interaction have been logged with the system since it was launched in November 2023.
Authors
- Kiran Kumar Shetty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8987-6890)
- Rebecca Wiltfong
- Sayed Amir Hoseini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3105-4218)
- Offir Cohen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9328-9541)
- Kai Shinbrough (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4277-0324)
- Paul G. Kwiat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0019-467X)
- L. Wilson
- Benjamin E. Nussbaum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7986-7931)
- Virginia O. Lorenz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2586-2286)
- Keshav Kapoor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0372-5117)
- Colin P. Lualdi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2309-4807)
- Marshall L. Ward (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4944-7431)
- Eric W. Edwards
- Yong Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4857-8031)
- Jeung-Yoon Choi
- C. Skaar
Institutions
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
- Duke University (US)
- The Urbana Free Library (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Applied Physics Letters
- Published
- 2025-02-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0241562
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Quantum Mechanics and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.25
Funders
- National Science Foundation