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Efficiently scaling quantum networks to long ranges requires local processing nodes to perform basic computation and communication tasks. Trapped ions have demonstrated all the properties required for the construction of such a node,…

In classical coherence theory, coherence time is typically related to the bandwidth of the optical field. Narrowing the bandwidth will result in the lengthening of the coherence time. This will erase temporal distinguishability of photons…

In multisensor systems, time synchronization is particularly challenging for underwater integrated navigation systems (INSs) incorporating acoustic positioning, where time delays can significantly degrade accuracy when measurement and…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-04-02 Jin Huang , Yingqiang Wang , Haoda Li , Zichen Liu , Zhikun Wang , Ying Chen

Quantum repeaters are pivotal in the physical layer of the quantum internet. For its development, quantum repeaters capable of efficient entanglement distribution are necessary. Quantum repeater schemes based on single-photon interference…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-11-18 Daisuke Yoshida , Tomoyuki Horikiri

Recent experimental progress in quantum optics has enabled measurement of single photons on ultrafast timescales, beyond the resolution limit of single photon detectors. The energy-time degree of freedom has emerged as a promising avenue…

The paper addresses state estimation for clock synchronization in the presence of factors affecting the quality of synchronization. Examples are temperature variations and delay asymmetry. These working conditions make synchronization a…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-12-08 Maurizio Mongelli , Stefano Scanzio

Entanglement distribution through existing telecommunication infrastructure is crucial for realizing large-scale quantum networks. However, distance limitations imposed by photon losses and the no-cloning theorem present significant…

Realistic linear quantum information processing necessitates the ability to synchronously generate entangled photon pairs either at the same or at distant locations. Here, we report the experimental realization of synchronized generation of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-11 Tao Yang , Qiang Zhang , Teng-Yun Chen , Shan Lu , Juan Yin , Jian-Wei Pan , Zhi-Yi Wei , Jing-Rong Tian , Jie Zhang

Entangling microwave and optical photons is one of the promising ways to realize quantum transduction through quantum teleportation. This paper investigates the entanglement of microwave-optical photon pairs generated from an…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-07-30 Changchun Zhong , Fangxin Li , Srujan Meesala , Steven Wood , David Lake , Oskar Painter , Liang Jiang

Multiphoton quantum interference underpins fundamental tests of quantum mechanics and quantum technologies. Consequently, the detrimental effect of photon distinguishability in multiphoton interference experiments can be catastrophic. Here,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-11-28 Simon Laibacher , Vincenzo Tamma

Inhomogeneous quantum critical systems in one spatial dimension have been studied by using conformal field theory in static curved backgrounds. Two interesting examples are the free fermion gas in the harmonic trap and the inhomogeneous XX…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2019-02-18 Erik Tonni , Javier Rodríguez-Laguna , Germán Sierra

Detection of signals buried in noise is the major challenge for sensing. Classically, the optimal detector is a matched filter, whose sensitivity meets the classical limit of correlation between the filter target and the measured signal…

Time-bin entanglement is the most commonly used form of entanglement for quantum communication protocols over fiber networks, due to the natural resilience of this encoding scheme to thermal phase fluctuations in optical fibers. Projective…

A critical requirement for diverse applications in Quantum Information Science is the capability to disseminate quantum resources over complex quantum networks. For example, the coherent distribution of entangled quantum states together…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-11 C. W. Chou , H. de Riedmatten , D. Felinto , S. V. Polyakov , S. J. van Enk , H. J. Kimble

We entangle two co-trapped atomic barium ion qubits by collecting single visible photons from each ion through in-vacuo 0.8 NA objectives, interfering them through an integrated fiber-beamsplitter and detecting them in coincidence. This…

Polarization entanglement is widely used in optical quantum information processing due to its compatibility with standard optical components. On the other hand, it is known that polarization entanglement is susceptible to the loss, more…

We demonstrate coincidence measurements of spatially entangled photons by means of a novel type of multi-pixel based detection array. The adopted sensor is a fully digital 8$\times$16 silicon photomultiplier array allowing not only photon…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2016-12-19 Manuel Unternährer , Bänz Bessire , Leonardo Gasparini , David Stoppa , André Stefanov

The fruitful association of quantum and integrated photonics holds the promise to produce, manipulate, and detect quantum states of light using compact and scalable systems. Integrating all the building-blocks necessary to produce…

Asynchronous radio transceivers often lead to significant range and velocity ambiguity, posing challenges for precise positioning and velocity estimation in passive-sensing perceptive mobile networks (PMNs). To address this issue, carrier…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-03-24 Xiao-Yang Wang , Shaoshi Yang , Hou-Yu Zhai , Christos Masouros , J. Andrew Zhang

Localization performance in wireless networks has been traditionally benchmarked using the Cramer-Rao lower bound (CRLB), given a fixed geometry of anchor nodes and a target. However, by endowing the target and anchor locations with…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2017-10-24 Christopher E. O'Lone , Harpreet S. Dhillon , R. M. Buehrer