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Photonics Research, Volume. 10, Issue 12, 2886(2022)

Quantum positioning and ranging via a distributed sensor network

Xiaocong Sun^1、†, Wei Li^1,2、†, Yuhang Tian¹, Fan Li¹, Long Tian^1,2, Yajun Wang^1,2, and Yaohui Zheng^1,2、*

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¹State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Opto-Electronics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China

²Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China

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Paper Information

Category: Quantum Optics

Received: Jun. 29, 2022

Accepted: Oct. 26, 2022

Published Online: Nov. 30, 2022

The Author Email: Yaohui Zheng (yhzheng@sxu.edu.cn)

DOI:10.1364/PRJ.469166

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