Design and implementation of the Illinois Express quantum metropolitan area network

J Chung, EM Eastman, GS Kanter… - IEEE Transactions …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Illinois Express Quantum Network (IEQNET) is a program to realize metropolitan-scale
quantum networking over deployed optical fiber using currently available technology …

Picosecond synchronization system for the distribution of photon pairs through a fiber link between fermilab and argonne national laboratories

K Kapoor, S **e, J Chung, R Valivarthi… - IEEE Journal of …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We demonstrate a three-node quantum network for C-band photon pairs using 2 pairs of 59
km of deployed fiber between Fermi and Argonne National Laboratories. The C-band pairs …

Entangled photon pair source demonstrator using the quantum instrumentation control kit system

S **e, L Stefanazzi, C Wang, C Peña… - IEEE Journal of …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We report the first demonstration of using the Quantum Instrumentation and Control Kit
(QICK) system on RFSoC-FPGA technology to drive the electro-optic intensity modulator that …

Quantum Channel Optimization: Integrating Quantum-Inspired Machine Learning with Genetic Adaptive Strategies

RV Anand, G Magesh, I Alagiri, MG Brahmam… - IEEE …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
There is an ever-growing need for optimizing efficient nano and quantum communication
systems and this demand calls for more advanced optimization techniques than those that …

[HTML][HTML] Entanglement dynamics of photon pairs and quantum memories in the gravitational field of the earth

R Barzel, M Gündoğan, M Krutzik, D Rätzel… - Quantum, 2024 - quantum-journal.org
We investigate the effect of entanglement dynamics due to gravity–the basis of a mechanism
of universal decoherence–for photonic states and quantum memories in Mach-Zehnder and …

Optimization of classical light wavelengths coexisting with c-band quantum networks for minimal noise impact

JM Thomas, GS Kanter, S **e, J Chung… - Optical Fiber …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
We investigate the optimal coexisting classical light wavelengths to use alongside C-band
quantum networks to minimize noise from spontaneous Raman scattering and discuss …

Entanglement-based clock syntonization for quantum key distribution networks. Demonstration over a 50 km-long link

Y Pelet, G Sauder, S Tanzilli, O Alibart… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2025 - arxiv.org
We present the implementation of a time synchronization protocol as part of an
experimentally deployed entanglement-based quantum key distribution (QKD) link. The …

Quantum Measurements with Superconducting Nanowire Single Photon Detectors

AS Mueller - 2024 - thesis.library.caltech.edu
Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detectors (SNSPDs) are high-performance
photon counting detectors, typically operated just a few degrees above absolute zero …

Investigating the impact of fast count rates on timing jitter in SNSPDs

TM Rambo, J Doredla, H Jones… - … Optics and Photon …, 2023 - spiedigitallibrary.org
High count rates (10's to 100's to 1000's of MHz) and very precise timing (10's of ps FWHM
jitter or less) are two of the features which make superconducting nanowire single-photon …

Quantum Traffic Engineering for Optimal Quantum Resource Optimization

J Notcker, D Scotece, R Bassoli, L Foschini… - Available at SSRN … - papers.ssrn.com
Quantum communication networks have had a major influence on real-world applications
such as quantum key distribution, quantum clock synchronization, quantum sensing, and so …