Figure 1a: TEM image of the profile of a quantum dot (above) and the optical horn structure (below). Figure 1b: How single photons are generated.
Institute for Nano Quantum Information Electronics, The University of Tokyo, Fujitsu, and NEC Corp. today announced that they have achieved quantum cryptographic key distribution at a world-record distance of 50 km using transmission from a single-photon emitter.
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