The first ''Quantum Repeater'' chosen as the ''Best of 2008''

The first experimental realization of "quantum repeater" by Prof. Pan Jianwei from University of Science and Technology of China(USTC), CAS and his team, was recently chosen as the "Best of 2008" by the European Physical Society. The related paper was published in Nature on August 28, 2008.

The first experimental realization of "quantum repeater" by Prof. Pan Jianwei from University of Science and Technology of China(USTC), CAS and his team, was recently chosen as the "Best of 2008" by the European Physical Society. The related paper was published in Nature on August 28, 2008.
Quantum communication has been a hot subject in the field of quantum physics and information science owing to its high efficiency and tight security nature. Quantum repeater is a device that will be needed to transmit quantum information over long distance. Prof. Pan Jianwei and his team at Heifei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale successfully resolved the stability problem in long distance quantum communication.
On July 1, 2008, Nature issued another breakthrough of Prof. Pan Jianwei: Experimental demonstration of five-photon entanglement and open-destination teleportation.