Abstract: Quantum key distribution (QKD) can provide secure key material between two parties without relying on assumptions about the computational power of an eavesdropper. QKD is performed over quantum links and quantum networks, systems which are resource-intensive to deploy and maintain. To evaluate and optimize performance prior to, during, and after deployment, accurate simulations with […]
Abstract: Stabilizer states, along with Clifford manipulations (unitary transformations and measurements) thereof—despite being efficiently simulable on a classical computer—are an important tool in quantum information processing, with applications to quantum computing, error correction, and networking. Graph states, defined on a graph, are a special class of stabilizer states that are central to measurement-based quantum computing, […]
Abstract: To effectively support the execution of quantum network applications for multiple sets of user-controlled quantum nodes, a quantum network must efficiently allocate shared resources. We study traffic models for a type of quantum network hub called an entanglement generation switch (EGS), a device that allocates resources to enable entanglement generation between nodes in response […]
Abstract: Future communication systems are expected to integrate quantum networks to enable highly secure communication and enhance computational capabilities. In quantum networks, communication is accomplished by sharing entanglement between remote locations, which is the basis for most known quantum protocols. Entanglement is a correlation between qubits that is not reproducible with classical means. However, as […]
Abstract: We propose an architecture for scheduling network operations enabling the end-to-end generation of entanglement according to user demand. The main challenge solved by this architecture is to allow for the integration of a network schedule with the execution of quantum programs running on processing end nodes in order to realise quantum network applications. A […]
Abstract: We consider the problem of distributing entangled multipartite states across a quantum network with improved distribution rate and fidelity. For this, we propose fidelity-aware multipath routing protocols, assess their performance in terms of the rate and fidelity of the distributed Greenberger–Horne–Zeilinger (GHZ) states, and compare such performance against that of single-path routing. Simulation results […]
Abstract: A cost-effective global quantum Internet may be developed using the existing communication infrastructure. This article examines the quantum version of three conventional wavelength-division-multiplexing and multiple-access (WDM) communication systems and networks. They are Lambdanet-based broadcast WDM networks, quantum routers based on a waveguide grating router, and fiber-to-the-quantum nodes that are fed by two opposing and […]
Building large-scale quantum computers, essential to demonstrating quantum advantage, is a key challenge. Quantum networks can help address this challenge by enabling the construction of large, robust, and more capable quantum computing platforms by connecting smaller quantum computers. Moreover, unlike classical systems, quantum networks can enable fully secured long-distance communication. Thus, quantum networks lie at […]
The combination of quantum and telecommunication networks enables to revolutionize the way information is used, offering unparalleled capabilities and making it an ideal choice for many critical applications. In this sense, quantum protocols generally have a unique requirement to have strict time synchronization in order to operate, which generally consume quantum resources of part of […]
Quantum secret sharing (QSS) is a cryptographic protocol that leverages quantum mechanics to distribute a secret among multiple parties. With respect to the classical counterpart, in QSS, the secret is encoded into quantum states and shared by a dealer such that only an authorized subsets of participants, i.e., the players, can reconstruct it. Several state-of-the-art […]