Quantum networks have the potential to bring many novel applications to communication
networks and distributed computing, leading to more secure communication, accelerated …

This seminar report serves as an introduction to a future of quantum communications. It
explains the basics of quantum mechanics, such as quantum superposition, quantum …

The heterogeneity of quantum link architectures is an essential theme in designing quantum
networks for technological interoperability and possibly performance optimization. However …

Large-scale quantum networks, known as quantum internet, hold great promises for
advanced distributed quantum computing and long-distance quantum communication. It is …

Recent times have witnessed tremendous competition towards quantum optics in business
as well as academia, motivated by rapid growth in quantum computing. Overall scalability of …

This chapter ends the book with final considerations on quantum communication networks,
underlining how they can exceed classical telecommunications. Moreover, practical use …

Over the past 50 years, conventional network routing design has undergone substantial
growth, evolving from small networks with static nodes to large systems connecting billions …

Quantum computing is one of the evolving fields within computer science. It leverages
benefits from physics, mathematics, and quantum principles in order to develop a computer …

The design of large-scale quantum networks and any future quantum internet will rely on
quantum repeaters and how quantum information flows through it. Tasks performed on such …

Quantum communication is based on a number of novel ideas. It is propelled forward by
intriguing physics and associated disciplines such as superposition, entanglement, quantum …