Towards Large-Scale Quantum Networks

@article{Kozlowski2019TowardsLQ,
  title={Towards Large-Scale Quantum Networks},
  author={Wojciech Kozlowski and Stephanie Wehner},
  journal={Proceedings of the Sixth Annual ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication},
  year={2019}
}
  • W. KozlowskiS. Wehner
  • Published 6 September 2019
  • Computer Science, Physics
  • Proceedings of the Sixth Annual ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication
The vision of a quantum internet is to fundamentally enhance Internet technology by enabling quantum communication between any two points on Earth. While the first realisations of small scale quantum networks are expected in the near future, scaling such networks presents immense challenges to physics, computer science and engineering. Here, we provide a gentle introduction to quantum networking targeted at computer scientists, and survey the state of the art. We proceed to discuss key… 
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