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Cat-Code-Protected Controlled Quantum Communication via Non-Local CNOT Gates over Star Quantum Networks

URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2609.07376v1
Date: Mon, 07 Sep 2026 11:52:36 GMT
Title: Cat-Code-Protected Controlled Quantum Communication via Non-Local CNOT Gates over Star Quantum Networks
Abstract summary: Controlled quantum communication enables secure state transfer between a sender and receiver with the assistance of one or more controllers.<n>We show, through density-matrix simulations, that our cat-code-protected protocol with a non-local CNOT operation achieves higher fidelity at 50 km.
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License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Abstract: Controlled quantum communication enables secure state transfer between a sender and receiver with the assistance of one or more controllers. However, practical implementation over optical fibre networks is severely hindered by amplitude damping, which reduces fidelity exponentially with distance. We address this challenge by combining two powerful techniques: cat-state encoding for error correction and optimal non-local CNOT gates for distributed gate implementation. The protocol eliminates the need for the physical position qubit itself to travel through the optical fibre, reducing damping events. We show, through density-matrix simulations, that our cat-code-protected protocol with a non-local CNOT operation achieves higher fidelity at 50 km, significantly outperforming the standard protocol. We analyse the protocol's security against beam-splitter attacks and show that CHSH tests provide security against beam-splitter attacks on the distributed entanglement resource despite the cat code's error correction. Our results establish that cat-code-protected controlled quantum communication is feasible with current technology and structurally extensible to multiple controllers, providing a theoretical framework for studying error-corrected controlled quantum communication over long-distance star quantum networks.

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