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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