The evolution of quantum key distribution networks: On the road to the qinternet

Y Cao, Y Zhao, Q Wang, J Zhang… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Quantum key distribution (QKD) constitutes a symmetric secret key negotiation protocol
capable of maintaining information-theoretic security. Given the recent advances in QKD …

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 …

Reconfigurable quantum local area network over deployed fiber

M Alshowkan, BP Williams, PG Evans, NSV Rao… - PRX Quantum, 2021 - APS
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Adaptive bandwidth management for entanglement distribution in quantum networks

NB Lingaraju, HH Lu, S Seshadri, DE Leaird… - Optica, 2021 - opg.optica.org
Flexible grid wavelength division multiplexing is a powerful tool in lightwave
communications to maximize spectral efficiency. In the emerging field of quantum …

Designing noise-robust quantum networks coexisting in the classical fiber infrastructure

JM Thomas, GS Kanter, P Kumar - Optics Express, 2023 - opg.optica.org
The scalability of quantum networking will benefit from quantum and classical
communications coexisting in shared fibers, the main challenge being spontaneous Raman …

A novel approach to quality-of-service provisioning in trusted relay quantum key distribution networks

M Mehic, P Fazio, S Rass, O Maurhart… - IEEE/ACM …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In recent years, noticeable progress has been made in the development of quantum
equipment, reflected through the number of successful demonstrations of Quantum Key …

[HTML][HTML] An entanglement-based quantum network based on symmetric dispersive optics quantum key distribution

X Liu, X Yao, R Xue, H Wang, H Li, Z Wang, L You… - APL Photonics, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Quantum key distribution (QKD) is a crucial technology for information security in the future.
Developing simple and efficient ways to establish QKD among multiple users is important to …

A Survey of Quantum Internet Protocols From a Layered Perspective

Y Li, H Zhang, C Zhang, T Huang… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the development of quantum technologies, the quantum internet has demonstrated
unique applications beyond the classical internet and has been investigated extensively in …

Photonic-reconfigurable entanglement distribution network based on silicon quantum photonics

D Liu, J Liu, X Ren, X Feng, F Liu, K Cui… - Photonics …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
The entanglement distribution network connects remote users by sharing entanglement
resources, which is essential for realizing quantum internet. We propose a photonic …

Enabling quantum key distribution networks via software-defined networking

A Aguado, V López, JP Brito, A Pastor… - … on Optical Network …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) is one of the major cryptographic solutions to tackle the
security threats associated to future computational advances, in particular those coming from …