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Nature Photonics is pleased to announce that the December 2009 issue has a special focus on quantum optics. The optical world has long been the perfect playground for exploring quantum mechanics. Now, quantum dreams, from communications and teleportation through to computing and metrology are shaping into reality. This Focus provides a glimpse into the tremendous progress that has been made and the remaining challenges for a bright quantum future.
Articles in this focus issue:
Quantum evolution
Editorial Low uncertainty for an intriguing future
Interview with Anton Zeilinger A bright future for quantum communications
Commentary by Timothy C. Ralph and Ping K. Lam Quantum states made to measure
Commentary by Konrad Banaszek, Rafał Demkowicz-Dobrzański and Ian A. Walmsley Single-photon detectors for optical quantum information applications
Review by Robert H. Hadfield Photonic quantum technologies
Review by Jeremy L. O'Brien, Akira Furusawa and Jelena Vučković Optical quantum memory
Review by Alexander I. Lvovsky, Barry C. Sanders and Wolfgang Tittel
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