The quantum internet

Nature

Volumn 453, Issue 7198, 2008, Pages 1023-1030

  Kimble, H J ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERNET; QUANTUM MECHANICS;

ATOM; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; PHOTON; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; QUANTUM MECHANICS; REVIEW;

EID: 45749112598     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature07127     Document Type: Review

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