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With the discovery and development of quantum mechanics, the first quantum revolution has been implemented quickly over time. In the first quantum revolution, we can give examples of technologies such as superconducting and laser that we are mostly familiar with now.

However, II. The quantum revolution has also begun to be developed rapidly. II. The fields that make up the quantum revolution are quantum computers and information. In my previous articles, I mentioned quantum quantum computers, teleportation, and cryptology as a start. Today's article will be about the quantum internet.

The quantum internet uses the principles of superposition and entanglement, which, like quantum computers, involve strange properties of the quantum. The underlying logic is the same as the entangled qubits that underpin quantum computers. It is aimed to convey the information in this way by transmitting the entangled qubits that form it between the quantum devices.

Do not think that we can use the quantum internet as casually as the classical internet on a daily basis. Because, as you know, after creating quantum entangled states, transmitting them to very long distances without deteriorating the states and losing efficiency is a very difficult problem in terms of engineering. External factors such as temperature and pressure are the main sources of these problems. Since even fiber optic cables to transmit entangled photons difficult for the quantum internet to reach the desired point, China launched a quantum internet satellite into space in recent years and brought a new approach to studies in this area. It seems that we will not be able to use the quantum internet like the classical internet in the very near future. Of course, rapid scientific developments can reverse this situation.

So what advantages can it offer us with the development of the quantum internet?

For example, the GPS devices we use all the time will become more precise, detailed mapping of the Earth's gravitational field, higher resolution simulations thanks to the quantum internet running on quantum computers, and thus simulating complex probes such as molecules and proteins or in all fields of science and engineering can be provided.




Reference

J. Yin, et al. (2017). Satellite-Based Entanglement Distribution Over 1200 Kilometers. Science, sf: 1140-1144. doi: 10.1126/science.aan3211


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