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Quantum advantage on the radar

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In principle, quantum entanglement gives advantages in radar detection even under noisy and lossy operating conditions. More than a decade after the proposal, the predicted quantum advantage has finally been demonstrated at microwave frequencies.

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Fig. 1: Entanglement boosts radar detection of a target.

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Zhuang, Q. Quantum advantage on the radar. Nat. Phys. 19, 1384–1385 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-023-02111-6

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