Quantum repeaters: From quantum networks to the quantum internet

K Azuma, SE Economou, D Elkouss, P Hilaire… - Reviews of Modern …, 2023 - APS
A quantum internet is the holy grail of quantum information processing, enabling the
deployment of a broad range of quantum technologies and protocols on a global scale …

Entanglement-assisted quantum networks: Mechanics, enabling technologies, challenges, and research directions

Z Li, K Xue, J Li, L Chen, R Li, Z Wang… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Over the past few decades, significant progress has been made in quantum information
technology, from theoretical studies to experimental demonstrations. Revolutionary quantum …

Distributed quantum computing: a survey

M Caleffi, M Amoretti, D Ferrari, D Cuomo… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2022 - arxiv.org
Nowadays, quantum computing has reached the engineering phase, with fully-functional
quantum processors integrating hundred of noisy qubits available. Yet--to fully unveil the …

[HTML][HTML] 20-mode universal quantum photonic processor

C Taballione, MC Anguita, M de Goede… - Quantum, 2023 - quantum-journal.org
Integrated photonics is an essential technology for optical quantum computing. Universal,
phase-stable, reconfigurable multimode interferometers (quantum photonic processors) …

Free-space quantum secure direct communication: Basics, progress, and outlook

D Pan, XT Song, GL Long - Advanced Devices & Instrumentation, 2023 - spj.science.org
Quantum secure direct communication (QSDC) leverages quantum states to transmit
information securely and reliably over a noisy, lossy, and wiretapped quantum channel. It …

Fidelity-guaranteed entanglement routing in quantum networks

J Li, M Wang, K Xue, R Li, N Yu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Entanglement routing establishes remote entanglement connection between two arbitrary
nodes, which is one of the most important functions in quantum networks. The existing …

Complex quantum networks: a topical review

J Nokkala, J Piilo, G Bianconi - Journal of Physics A …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
These are exciting times for quantum physics as new quantum technologies are expected to
soon transform computing at an unprecedented level. Simultaneously network science is …

[HTML][HTML] Breaking universal limitations on quantum conference key agreement without quantum memory

CL Li, Y Fu, WB Liu, YM Xie, BH Li, MG Zhou… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Quantum conference key agreement is an important cryptographic primitive for future
quantum network. Realizing this primitive requires high-brightness and robust multiphoton …

How deep the theory of quantum communications goes: Superadditivity, superactivation and causal activation

S Koudia, AS Cacciapuoti, K Simonov… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In the theory of quantum communications, a deeper structure has been recently unveiled,
showing that the capacity does not completely characterize the channel ability to transmit …

Packet switching in quantum networks: A path to the quantum Internet

S DiAdamo, B Qi, G Miller, R Kompella… - Physical Review Research, 2022 - APS
Large-scale quantum networks with thousands of nodes require scalable network protocols
and physical hardware to realize. In this paper, we introduce packet switching as a paradigm …