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ArticleNature communications2026

Entanglement-inspired frequency-agile rangefinding.

Weijie Nie, Peide Zhang, Alex McMillan, Alex S Clark, John G Rarity

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Weijie NieQuantum Engineering Technology Labs, H. H. Wills Physics Laboratory and School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering, University of Bristol, BS8 1FD, Bristol, UK. weijie.nie@bristol.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4580-9180
Peide ZhangQuantum Engineering Technology Labs, H. H. Wills Physics Laboratory and School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering, University of Bristol, BS8 1FD, Bristol, UK.
Alex McMillanQuantum Engineering Technology Labs, H. H. Wills Physics Laboratory and School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering, University of Bristol, BS8 1FD, Bristol, UK.
Alex S ClarkQuantum Engineering Technology Labs, H. H. Wills Physics Laboratory and School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering, University of Bristol, BS8 1FD, Bristol, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9161-3667
John G RarityQuantum Engineering Technology Labs, H. H. Wills Physics Laboratory and School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering, University of Bristol, BS8 1FD, Bristol, UK.

Funding

QuantIC (QuantIC - UK Quantum Technology Hub in Quantum Enhanced Imaging) EP/T00097X/1Royal Society URF/R/221019, RF/ERE/210098, RF/ERE/221060
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Entanglement, a key feature of quantum mechanics, is recognized for its non-classical correlations which have been shown to provide significant noise resistance in single-photon rangefinding and communications. Drawing inspiration from the advantage given by energy-time entanglement, we developed an energy-time correlated source based on a classical laser that preserves the substantial noise reduction typical of quantum illumination while surpassing the quantum brightness limitation by over six orders of magnitude, making it highly suitable for practical remote sensing applications. A frequency-agile pseudo-random source is realized through fiber chromatic dispersion and pulse carving using an electro-optic intensity modulator. Operating at a faint transmission power of 48 μW, the distance between two buildings 154.8182 m apart can be measured with a precision better than 0.1 mm, under varying solar background levels and weather conditions with an integration time of only 100 ms. These trials verified the predicted noise reduction of this system, demonstrating advantages over quantum illumination-based rangefinding and highlighting its potential for practical remote sensing applications.

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PMCPMC12936112

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