Distinguished Professor at Delft University of Technology and Principal Investigator at QuTech
Delft University of Technology; QuTech · Netherlands
An experimental physicist whose diamond-spin research connects tests of quantum nonlocality with the construction of small networks that distribute and process entanglement.
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Hanson’s work links fundamental physics with the building blocks of a quantum internet. He coauthored the Delft experiment that tested a Bell inequality while closing major experimental loopholes. His group subsequently demonstrated entanglement across a network with multiple quantum nodes. Both depend on controlling matter-based qubits and connecting them optically, making this research a useful guide to the demanding transition from individual quantum links to coordinated network operations.
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