Entanglement percolation in quantum networks

Nature Physics

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 256-259

  Acín, Antonio ^a,b   Cirac, J Ignacio ^c   Lewenstein, MacIej ^a,b  

^a ICFO INSTITUT DE CIENCIES FOTONIQUES   (Spain)

^b INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR QUANTENOPTIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

QUANTUM COMMUNICATION; QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY; QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT; SOLVENTS; STATISTICAL MECHANICS;

DESIGN PROTOCOLS; MAXIMALLY ENTANGLED STATE; QUANTUM NETWORK; QUANTUM PHENOMENA; QUANTUM STATE; SECRET MESSAGES;

QUANTUM EFFICIENCY;

EID: 34047115719     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys549     Document Type: Article

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