Quantum mechanics, one of the most complex theories of the physics world, is home to many mechanics that benefit from the development of technology today. Quantum entanglement is among these mechanics that scientists have been working on for years. Quantum entanglement simply assumes that two similar particles have synchronicity with each other, that is, they affect each other simultaneously in separate places.
Scientists have been working to take advantage of the potential of this mechanics for a long time. The last of these studies was carried out by scientists from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and Saarlan University in Germany. The work laid the foundations for a technology in telecommunications that we will likely benefit from a lot in the future.
Two atoms 33 kilometers apart were bonded together:
Scientists have succeeded in demonstrating the quantum entanglement between rubidium atoms placed 33 kilometers apart from each other with fiber optics. Each atom was excited by a laser pulse, and as a result of this pulse, the atoms emitted a photon. Photons emanating from the two atoms at the end of the fiber optic cable came together at the receiving station in the middle of the cable. Photons that were already entangled with their atoms became entangled with each other in this center as well. Thus, the two atoms were quantum entangled.
The new work is a big step forward in entangling two atoms. It was shared that entangled atoms could act as ‘quantum memory’ nodes. Scientists stated that this result will be a big step in the introduction of the quantum internet into our lives. In other words, the communication network and the internet may become much faster and safer in the future with this new technology, the first step of which has been taken. Moreover, the study proved that this technology can also be used with existing fiber optic cables.
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