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Quantum communication can enhance internet technology by enabling novel applications that are provably impossible classically. The successful execution of such applications relies on the generation of quantum entanglement between different…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-11-29 Matthew Skrzypczyk , Stephanie Wehner

Quantum networks enable a number of important applications such as quantum key distribution. The basic function of a quantum network is to enable long-distance quantum entanglement between two remote communication parties. This work focuses…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2019-10-28 Shouqian Shi , Chen Qian

Practical quantum networking architectures are crucial for scaling the connection of quantum resources. Yet quantum network testbeds have thus far underutilized the full capabilities of modern lightwave communications, such as flexible-grid…

Quantum communication demands efficient distribution of quantum entanglement across a network of connected partners. The search for efficient strategies for the entanglement distribution may be based on percolation theory, which describes…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-08-23 Michael Siomau

The key requirement for quantum networking is the distribution of entanglement between nodes. Surprisingly, entanglement can be generated across a network without direct transfer - or communication - of entanglement. In contrast to…

The topology of classical networks is determined by physical links between nodes, and after a network request the links are used to establish the desired connections. Quantum networks offer the possibility to generate different kinds of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-02-15 Jorge Miguel-Ramiro , Alexander Pirker , Wolfgang Dür

Feasible distribution of quantum entanglement over long distances remains a fundamental step towards quantum secure communication and quantum network implementations. Quantum repeater nodes based on quantum memories promise to overcome…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-05-17 Michał Lipka , Mateusz Mazelanik , Michał Parniak

A quantum network promises to enable long distance quantum communication, and assemble small quantum devices into a large quantum computing cluster. Each network node can thereby be seen as a small few qubit quantum computer. Qubits can be…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2016-10-18 Eddie Schoute , Laura Mancinska , Tanvirul Islam , Iordanis Kerenidis , Stephanie Wehner

Remote entanglement between widely separated qubits is a fundamental quantum phenomenon and a critical resource for quantum information applications. Generating entanglement between independent qubits separated by arbitrary, potentially…

We simulate entanglement sharing between two end-nodes of a quantum network using SeQUeNCe, an open-source simulation package for quantum networks. Our focus is on the rate of entanglement generation between the end-nodes with many…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-03-22 Vyacheslav Semenenko , Xuedong Hu , Eden Figueroa , Vasili Perebeinos

Distributing entangled pairs among multiple users is a fundamental problem in quantum networks. Existing protocols like $X$ protocol introduced in (npj Quantum Information 5, 76 (2019)) use graph theoretic tools like local complementation…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-04-05 Vaisakh Mannalath , Anirban Pathak

Quantum networks are essential for advancing scalable quantum information processing. Quantum nonlocality sharing provides a crucial strategy for the resource-efficient recycling of quantum correlations, offering a promising pathway toward…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-16 Ming-Xiao Li , Yuqi Li , Rui-Bin Xu , Mo-Ran Zhu , Haitao Ma , Chang-Yue Zhang , Zhu-Jun Zheng

Quantum switches are critical components in quantum networks, distributing maximally entangled pairs among end nodes by entanglement swapping. In this work, we design protocols that schedule entanglement swapping operations in quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-05-23 Wenhan Dai , Anthony Rinaldi , Don Towsley

The distribution of entanglement in quantum networks is typically approached under idealized assumptions such as perfect synchronization and centralized control, while classical communication is often neglected. However, these assumptions…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-06-04 Shahrooz Pouryousef , Hassan Shapourian , Don Towsley

Long-range entanglement distribution in a quantum network relies on entanglement swapping at intermediate nodes along a network path to connect short-range entangled states established over the network edges. The end-to-end entanglement of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-01-14 Md Sohel Mondal , Aniket Zambare , Siddhartha Santra

Quantum networks have been shown to connect users with full-mesh topologies without trusted nodes. We present advancements on our scalable polarisation entanglement-based quantum network testbed, which has the ability to perform protocols…

Realization of a globe-spanning quantum network is a current worldwide goal, where near and long term implementations will benefit from connectivity between platforms optimized for specific tasks. Towards this goal, a quantum network…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-06-11 Mohsen Falamarzi Askarani , Kaushik Chakraborty , Gustavo Castro do Amaral

Present quantum computers are constrained by limited qubit capacity and restricted physical connectivity, leading to challenges in large-scale quantum computations. Distributing quantum computations across a network of quantum computers is…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-05-14 Ranjani G Sundaram , Himanshu Gupta , C. R. Ramakrishnan

The concentration and distribution of quantum entanglement is an essential ingredient in emerging quantum information technologies. Much theoretical and experimental effort has been expended in understanding how to distribute entanglement…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-09-25 S. Perseguers , G. J. Lapeyre , D. Cavalcanti , M. Lewenstein , A. Acín

Quantum repeater chains will form the backbone of future quantum networks that distribute entanglement between network nodes. Therefore, it is important to understand the entanglement distribution performance of quantum repeater chains,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-07-14 Allen Zang , Joaquin Chung , Rajkumar Kettimuthu , Martin Suchara , Tian Zhong