Hybrid satellite-fiber quantum network
- URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2507.12539v1
- Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2025 18:00:09 GMT
- Title: Hybrid satellite-fiber quantum network
- Authors: Yanxuan Shao, Saikat Guha, Adilson E. Motter,
- Abstract summary: Quantum networks hold promise for key distribution, private and distributed computing, and quantum sensing.<n>We propose a hybrid network and protocol that outperform both ground- and satellite-based designs.
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- Abstract: Quantum networks hold promise for key distribution, private and distributed computing, and quantum sensing, among other applications. The scale of such networks for ground users is currently limited by one's ability to distribute entanglement between distant locations. This can in principle be carried out by transmitting entangled photons through optical fibers or satellites. The former is limited by fiber optic attenuation while the latter is limited by atmospheric extinction and diffraction. Here, we propose a hybrid network and protocol that outperform both ground- and satellite-based designs and lead to high-fidelity entanglement at a continental or even global scale.
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