quantum telescope

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A quantum telescope is a concept for a telescope aimed at overcoming the diffraction limit of traditional telescopes by exploiting some properties of quantum mechanics, such as entanglement and photon cloning.{{Cite journal|last=Kellerer|first=Aglae|date=2014-03-26|title=Quantum telescopes|journal=Astronomy & Geophysics|volume=55|issue=3|pages=3.28–3.32|language=en|doi=10.1093/astrogeo/atu126|arxiv=1403.6681}}{{Cite journal|last1=Popowicz|first1=A.|last2=Pollo|first2=A.|last3=Stebel|first3=T.|last4=Pięta|first4=T.|last5=Kurek|first5=A. R.|date=2016-03-15|title=Quantum telescope: feasibility and constraints|journal=Optics Letters|language=EN|volume=41|issue=6|pages=1094–1097|doi=10.1364/OL.41.001094|pmid=26977642 |issn=1539-4794|bibcode=2016OptL...41.1094K|arxiv=1508.04275|s2cid=207350044 }}{{Cite web|url=https://physicsworld.com/a/quantum-telescope-could-make-giant-mirrors-obsolete/|title=Quantum telescope could make giant mirrors obsolete|date=2014-04-29|website=Physics World|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-07-10}}