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Title: Distant clock synchronization using entangled photon pairs

Journal Article · · Applied Physics Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1797561· OSTI ID:20634302
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  1. Department of Physics, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland 21250 (United States)

We report a proof-of-principle experiment on distant clock synchronization. Besides the achievement of picosecond resolution at 3 km distance, this experiment demonstrated a concept for high-accuracy nonlocal timing and positioning based on the quantum feature of entangled states.

OSTI ID:
20634302
Journal Information:
Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 85, Issue 13; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.1797561; (c) 2004 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English