Project Description:
The exploration of quantum communication protocols for entanglement distribution is critical to advancing secure and efficient quantum networks. Entanglement, a unique quantum phenomenon, enables instantaneous correlations across vast distances, which is essential for applications like quantum key distribution (QKD) and quantum teleportation. In particular, quantum teleportation is an essential feature of quantum networks as it allows to teleport quantum states between quantum computers, without the need of physically transmitting the state itself, which is very inefficient due to the transmission loss of today’s networks.
Goal:
The goal of this project is to work on protocols that support the exchange and storage of entangled pairs across multiple nodes, using optical fibre communications networks. The work will be carried out using the QuTiP, Python-based, quantum system simulator.