The successful launch and on-orbit operation of quantum satellites will help China maintain and expand its international leading position in the practical level of quantum communication technology, realize the leap-forward improvement of national information security and information technology level, and is expected to promote Chinese scientists to make a major breakthrough in the frontier field of quantum science, which is of great significance to promoting the sustainable development of China's space science satellite series. ?
Mozi quantum satellite has successfully achieved all three predetermined scientific goals, laying a solid scientific and technological foundation for China to continue to lead the development of quantum communication technology in the world and the frontier research on the basic problems of quantum physics at spatial scale in the future.
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Alexander Sergienko, a quantum physicist at Boston University in the United States, said: "This is really exciting, because this is the first time this kind of experiment has been conducted, so it is of great significance to the whole world. The competition of quantum communication began in 1995 when European researchers demonstrated quantum key distribution at the bottom of Lake Geneva.
Since then, Britain, the United States, Japan, China and other countries have been exploring the quantum communication network between cities, but now the competition has entered space from the ground, because satellites can connect different cities far away. China is ahead in launching quantum satellites. "
Adrian Kent, a professor of quantum physics at the University of Cambridge in the UK, said: "I am very excited about China's launch of quantum satellites." He believes that this is the "first step" to build a global secure communication network using quantum technology.
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