Quantum networks will enable the implementation of communication tasks with qualitative
advantages with respect to the communication networks known today. While it is expected …

The energy sector is expected to undergo significant changes in the coming decades with
the advent of new technologies, including smart grid development, microgrid expansion …

We numerically study the distribution of entanglement between the Dutch cities of Delft and
Eindhoven realized with a processing-node quantum repeater and determine minimal …

Quantum repeaters have long been established to be essential for distributing entanglement
over long distances. Consequently, their experimental realization constitutes a core …

Distributing entanglement over long distances is one of the central tasks in quantum
networks. An important problem, especially for near-term quantum networks, is to develop …

The quantum internet is one of the frontiers of quantum information science. It will
revolutionize the way we communicate and do other tasks, and it will allow for tasks that are …

We conduct a numerical investigation of fiber-based entanglement distribution over
distances of up to 1600km using a chain of processing-node quantum repeaters. We …

Future quantum technologies such as quantum communication, quantum sensing, and
distributed quantum computation, will rely on networks of shared entanglement between …

This work examines secret key rates of key distribution based on quantum repeaters in a
broad parameter space of the communication distance and coherence time of the quantum …

Quantum network protocols offer new functionalities such as enhanced security to
communication and computational systems. Despite the rapid progress in quantum …