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Happy centenary, photon

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  • Anton Zeilinger

    (Institute for Experimental Physics, University of Vienna
    Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (IQOQI), Austrian Academy of Sciences)

  • Gregor Weihs

    (Institute for Experimental Physics, University of Vienna)

  • Thomas Jennewein

    (Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (IQOQI), Austrian Academy of Sciences)

  • Markus Aspelmeyer

    (Institute for Experimental Physics, University of Vienna)

Abstract

One hundred years ago Albert Einstein introduced the concept of the photon. Although in the early years after 1905 the evidence for the quantum nature of light was not compelling, modern experiments — especially those using photon pairs — have beautifully confirmed its corpuscular character. Research on the quantum properties of light (quantum optics) triggered the evolution of the whole field of quantum information processing, which now promises new technology, such as quantum cryptography and even quantum computers.

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  • Anton Zeilinger & Gregor Weihs & Thomas Jennewein & Markus Aspelmeyer, 2005. "Happy centenary, photon," Nature, Nature, vol. 433(7023), pages 230-238, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:433:y:2005:i:7023:d:10.1038_nature03280
    DOI: 10.1038/nature03280
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