# Experimental quantum teleportation

## TL;DR

This paper demonstrates experimental quantum teleportation, showing how a quantum state can be transmitted over arbitrary distances using entangled photons, which is vital for future quantum networks.

## Contribution

It provides the first experimental demonstration of quantum teleportation, confirming the feasibility of transmitting quantum states over long distances.

## Key findings

- Successful teleportation of photon polarization states
- Entanglement-based measurement enables state transfer
- Supports development of quantum communication networks

## Abstract

Quantum teleportation -- the transmission and reconstruction over arbitrary distances of the state of a quantum system -- is demonstrated experimentally. During teleportation, an initial photon which carries the polarization that is to be transferred and one of a pair of entangled photons are subjected to a measurement such that the second photon of the entangled pair acquires the polarization of the initial photon. This latter photon can be arbitrarily far away from the initial one. Quantum teleportation will be a critical ingredient for quantum computation networks.