Exponential speedup of polarization stabilization for long distance DWDM quantum networks

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2609.02841v1
• Date: Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:26:55 GMT
• Title: Exponential speedup of polarization stabilization for long distance DWDM quantum networks
• Abstract summary: Entangled-photon-based feedback avoids noise, but typically interrupts the target entanglement channel during calibration.<n>We overcome both limitations by combining wavelength-bracketed probing with switch-enabled path decomposition.<n>We demonstrate the method on a 133 km fibre testbed and achieve continuous closed-loop stabilization for more than 24 hours without classical reference light.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
• Abstract: Fibre-based quantum networks distributing polarization entanglement require a stable and uninterrupted transmission basis for reliable operation. Bright classical reference light enables rapid polarization feedback but can introduce noise into quantum channels. Entangled-photon-based feedback avoids this noise, but typically interrupts the target entanglement channel during calibration and becomes prohibitively slow over long distances due to the product loss of fibre links. Here, we overcome both limitations by combining wavelength-bracketed probing with switch-enabled path decomposition. Spectrally adjacent entangled-photon sidebands track the polarization response of the central distribution channel without interrupting its transmission, while optical switches and local reference fibres independently determine the signal and idler network transformations. Transferring the resulting compensation settings to the central channel eliminates calibration-induced downtime and changes the acquisition-time scaling from the product of the link losses to the sum of losses. We demonstrate the method on a 133 km fibre testbed and achieve continuous closed-loop stabilization for more than 24 hours without classical reference light. The decomposition of multi-link quantum feedback into single-link measurements provides a scalable stabilization strategy for wavelength-multiplexed quantum networks.

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