Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for clock synchronization and position determination using entangled photon pairs
- Patent Title (中): 使用纠缠光子对的时钟同步和位置确定的系统和方法
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Application No.: US11079266Application Date: 2005-03-15
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Publication No.: US07684015B2Publication Date: 2010-03-23
- Inventor: Yanhua Shih
- Applicant: Yanhua Shih
- Applicant Address: US MD Baltimore
- Assignee: University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- Current Assignee: University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- Current Assignee Address: US MD Baltimore
- Agent René A. Vazquez
- Main IPC: G01C3/08
- IPC: G01C3/08

Abstract:
A system and method for clock synchronization and position determination using entangled photon pairs is provided. The present invention relies on the measurement of the second order correlation function of entangled states. Photons from an entangled photon source travel one-way to the clocks to be synchronized. By analyzing photon registration time histories generated at each clock location, the entangled states allow for high accuracy clock synchronization as well as high accuracy position determination.
Public/Granted literature
- US20050199812A1 System and method for clock synchronization and position determination using entangled photon pairs Public/Granted day:2005-09-15
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