High-performance quantum light sources based on semiconductor quantum dots coupled to microcavities are showing their promise in long-distance solid-state quantum networks.
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Lu, CY., Pan, JW. Quantum-dot single-photon sources for the quantum internet. Nat. Nanotechnol. 16, 1294–1296 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-021-01033-9
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