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{{Short description|Sub-field of quantum physics and optics}} {{Redirect|Quantum electronics|the journal|Quantum Electronics (journal)}} {{Multiple issues| {{More citations needed|date=April 2025}} {{More footnotes needed|date=April 2025}} }} '''Quantum optics''' is a branch of [[atomic, molecular, and optical physics]] and [[quantum chemistry]] that studies the behavior of [[photon]]s (individual quanta of light). It includes the study of the particle-like properties of photons and their interaction with, for instance, atoms and molecules. Photons have been used to test many of the counter-intuitive predictions of [[Quantum Mechanics|quantum mechanics]], such as [[Quantum entanglement|entanglement]] and [[Quantum teleportation|teleportation]], and are a useful resource for [[Quantum information science|quantum information processing]].
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