question for ya guys

[tabasco man]

Can quantum waves be used as a means to el communicato

[timo]

Yes. Radio programs are transfered by electromagnetic waves, for example. Are you spanish ?

[ydoaPs]

if he is, then he needs to go back to school.

[tabasco man]

so thats what quantum waves are, electro magnetic waves

[timo]

No, a quantum mechanical wave is not nessecarily an electromagnetic one. But electromagnetic waves were the easiest example of a QM wave that came to my mind.

[ydoaPs]

it depends on what you mean by quantum waves

[tabasco man]

I guess I mean is there anything in the whole quantum subject that could be used for communication, kinda like what we got with the ol radio waves

[tabasco man]

alrighty mi amigos who here is the smartest in the whole quantum thing

[DQW]

Can quantum waves be used as a means to el communicato

One thing that comes close to an answer, in the spirit that I imagine this question was intended is the speculation that you can have communication between a pair of nanodevices on a chip, by placing them at the foci of a quantum corral.

http://www.scienceforums.net/forums/showthread.php?t=5230

 

Another answer that comes to mind is the possible use of photon polarizations to designate binary bits to achieve encrypted communication that overcomes the key distribution problem.

http://www.scienceforums.net/forums/showthread.php?t=13255

[Klaynos]

I guess I mean is there anything in the whole quantum subject that could be used for communication, kinda like what we got with the ol radio waves

 

 

Well last time I studied any QM stuff we studeied EM waves one "type" of which is radio waves. But I belive there is a whole branch called Quantum Communications...

[5614]

Another answer that comes to mind is the possible use of photon polarizations to designate binary bits to achieve encrypted communication that overcomes the key distribution problem.

http://www.scienceforums.net/forums/showthread.php?t=13255

 

Simiarly you can use the spin of an atom or subatomic particle to represent binary bits which can also be used in quantum encryption.

[swansont]

One difference between e.g. quantum entanglement and using radio waves for coommunication is that even though photons are quantum, the basics of radio waves are classical in nature - you aren't taking advantage of the quantum nature. Quantum entanglement schemes take advantage of the quantum nature to give higher fidelity than could be achieved by classical means.

[tabasco man]

Now hold on here folks I have no idears what any of ya just said, but maybe one of ya guys could teach me a lil bit ya know.

 

Also how about el cumminacating over long distances. Im talkin real long distances