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Drone-based entanglement distribution provides full spatiotemporal coverage for quantum networks, enabling quantum key distribution (QKD) in dynamic environments. The security of QKD fundamentally depends on high-fidelity quantum state…

Event-based cameras are increasingly utilized in various applications, owing to their high temporal resolution and low power consumption. However, a fundamental challenge arises when deploying multiple such cameras: they operate on…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-10-02 Wanli Xing , Shijie Lin , Guangze Zheng , Yanjun Du , Jia Pan

In this paper, a Packet-Coupled Oscillators (PkCOs) synchronisation protocol is proposed for time-sensitive Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) based on Pulse-Coupled Oscillators (PCO) in mathematical biology. The effects of delays on…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-05-21 Yan Zong , Xuewu Dai , Pep Canyelles-Pericas , Krishna Busawon , Richard Binns , Zhiwei Gao

We present a method for precisely time-synchronizing the capture of image sequences from a collection of smartphone cameras connected over WiFi. Our method is entirely software-based, has only modest hardware requirements, and achieves an…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-08-16 Sameer Ansari , Neal Wadhwa , Rahul Garg , Jiawen Chen

Distributed antenna arrays have been proposed for many applications ranging from space-based observatories to automated vehicles. Achieving good performance in distributed antenna systems requires stringent synchronization at the wavelength…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-12-26 Jason M. Merlo , Serge R. Mghabghab , Jeffrey A. Nanzer

Advanced quantum communication protocols require high-visibility quantum interference between photons generated at distant nodes, which places stringent demands on optical synchronization. Conventionally, synchronization of optical wave…

Radio-based localization systems conventionally require stationary reference points (e.g. anchors) with precisely surveyed positions, making deployment time-consuming and costly. This paper presents an empirical evaluation of collaborative…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-21 Paul Schwarzbach , Andrea Jung

We consider a wireless sensor network consisting of multiple nodes that are coordinated by a fusion center (FC) in order to estimate a common signal of interest. In addition to being coordinated, the sensors are also able to collaborate,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2012-10-15 Swarnendu Kar , Pramod K. Varshney

Realizing long distance entanglement swapping with independent sources in the real-world condition is important for both future quantum network and fundamental study of quantum theory. Currently, demonstration over a few of tens kilometer…

Accurate time synchronization is essential for Internet of Things (IoT) systems, where multiple distributed nodes must share a common time base for coordinated sensing and data fusion. However, conventional synchronization approaches suffer…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-04-09 Ziyao Zhou , Tiancheng Cao , Chen Shen , Jiaqi Zhang , Yuting Liu , Hen-Wei Huang

We demonstrate an experimental method for measuring energy-time entanglement over almost 80 nm spectral bandwidth in a single shot with a quantum bit error rate below 0.5%. Our scheme is extremely cost-effective and efficient in terms of…

We present an entanglement-based quantitative phase gradient microscopy technique that employs principles from quantum ghost imaging and ghost diffraction. In this method, a transparent sample is illuminated by both photons of an entangled…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-09 Yingwen Zhang , Paul-Antoine Moreau , Duncan England , Ebrahim Karimi , Benjamin Sussman

It has been discussed recently how quantum illumination can be used to increase the accuracy of the value range-delay measurement \cite{Zhuang Shapiro 2022} in the domain of SNR compatible with current radar systems. However, the advantage…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-05-10 Ricardo Gallego Torromé

In this article, we introduce a framework for entanglement characterization by time-resolved single-photon counting with measurement operators defined in the time domain. For a quantum system with unitary dynamics, we generate…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-09-28 Artur Czerwinski

Future intelligent indoor wireless environments require fast and reliable beam alignment to sustain high-throughput links under mobility and blockage. Exhaustive beam training achieves optimal performance but is prohibitively costly. In…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-02-19 Parth Ashokbhai Shiroya , Amod Ashtekar , Swarnagowri Shashidhar , Mohammed E. Eltayeb

Synchronization and localization are critical challenges for the coherent functioning of a wireless network, which are conventionally solved independently. Recently, various estimators have been proposed for pairwise synchronization between…

Applications · Statistics 2015-04-15 Raj Thilak Rajan , Alle-Jan van der Veen

Optical entanglement is a key requirement for many quantum communication protocols. Conventionally entanglement is formed between two distinct beams, with the quantum correlations being measured at separate locations. We show entanglement…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2008-12-31 J. Janousek , K. Wagner , J-F. Morizur , N. Treps , P. K. Lam , C. C. Harb , H-A. Bachor

Accurate wireless timing synchronization has been an extremely important topic in wireless sensor networks, required in applications ranging from distributed beam forming to precision localization and navigation. However, it is very…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2014-09-29 Marcelo Segura , S. Niranjayan , Hossein Hashemi , Andreas F. Molisch

The generation and distribution of entanglement are key resources in quantum repeater schemes. Temporally multiplexed systems offer time-bin encoding of quantum information which provides robustness against decoherence in fibers, crucial in…

Timing and positioning measurements are key requisites for essential quantum network operations such as Bell state measurement. Conventional time-of-flight measurements using single-photon detectors are often limited by detection timing…