Advanced Quantum Communication and Quantum Networks -- From basic research to future applications

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2602.05781v1
• Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:38:58 GMT
• Title: Advanced Quantum Communication and Quantum Networks -- From basic research to future applications
• Authors: Björn Kubala, Alexander Sauer, Alessandro Tarantola, David Fabian, Anke Ginter, Olga Kulikovska, Fabio Di Pumpo, Johannes Seiler, Wolfgang P. Schleich, Matthias Zimmermann,
• Abstract summary: This review provides an overview of the specific properties of quantum information networks.<n>We aim to provide a starting point based on fundamental concepts of quantum information processing for further research on a future quantum internet.
• Score: 60.24341949660563
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
• Abstract: Classical communication is the basis for many of our current and future technologies, such as mobile phones, video conferences, autonomous vehicles and particularly the internet. In contrast, quantum communication is governed by the laws of quantum mechanics. Due to this fundamental difference, it might offer enormous benefits for security applications, more precise measurements, faster computations, and many other fields of application by interconnecting different quantum devices, such as quantum sensors, quantum computers, or quantum memories. This review provides an overview of the specific properties of quantum information networks. This includes the interfaces between the classical and the quantum regime, the transmission of the quantum information by physical implementations, and potential future applications of quantum networks. We aim to provide a starting point based on fundamental concepts of quantum information processing for further research on a future quantum internet.

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