New converter could bridge light wavelength gap in quantum communications

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Researchers have developed a converter that could help bridge a wavelength gap in quantum communications. Such converters may make it easier to connect stationary quantum bits using photons transmitted through optical fibers, supporting more practical quantum networks.

Quantum networks, systems that connect devices using quantum mechanical effects, could potentially allow users to share information more securely and efficiently. Building these networks typically entails linking stationary qubits, units of quantum information encoded in trapped ions or other physical systems, using photons (particles of light) transmitted through optical fibers.