SkySwap**: Entanglement resupply by separating quantum swap** and photon exchange

AB Popa, BC Ciobanu, V Iancu, F Pop… - Future Generation …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
We propose a fast, satellite-based, on-demand entanglement resupply protocol which
leverages entangled pairs exchanged in advance between satellites and ground stations. At …

Finite-resource performance of small-satellite-based quantum-key-distribution missions

T Islam, JS Sidhu, BL Higgins, T Brougham… - PRX Quantum, 2024‏ - APS
In satellite-based quantum-key-distribution (QKD), the number of secret bits that can be
generated in a single satellite pass over the ground station is severely restricted by the pass …

[HTML][HTML] Topology abstraction-based routing scheme for secret-key provisioning in hybrid geo/leo quantum satellite networks

M Guo, Y Cao, J Zhu, X Zhou, C Zhang, X He, X Yu… - Entropy, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Quantum key distribution (QKD) is a promising technique to resist the threat against
quantum computers. However, the high loss of quantum signals over a long-distance optical …

Recovery with incomplete knowledge: Fundamental bounds on real-time quantum memories

A Danageozian - Quantum, 2023‏ - quantum-journal.org
The recovery of fragile quantum states from decoherence is the basis of building a quantum
memory, with applications ranging from quantum communications to quantum computing …

What are the ultimate limits of photonic quantum memories?

M Gündoğan, DKL Oi - Research Directions: Quantum Technologies, 2023‏ - cambridge.org
Photonic quantum memories are required in many applications in quantum information
science with varying performance requirements depending on specific applications …