Joshi, SK, Aktas, D, Wengerowsky, S et al. (12 more authors) (2020) A trusted node–free eight-user metropolitan quantum communication network. Science Advances, 6 (36). eaba0959. ISSN 2375-2548
Abstract
Quantum communication is rapidly gaining popularity due to its high security and technological maturity. However, most implementations are limited to just two communicating parties (users). Quantum communication networks aim to connect a multitude of users. Here, we present a fully connected quantum communication network on a city-wide scale without active switching or trusted nodes. We demonstrate simultaneous and secure connections between all 28 pairings of eight users. Our novel network topology is easily scalable to many users, allows traffic management features, and minimizes the infrastructure as well as the user hardware needed.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | Copyright © 2020 The Authors, some rights reserved; exclusive licensee American Association for the Advancement of Science. No claim to original U.S. Government Works. Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 (CC BY). https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution license, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Electronic & Electrical Engineering (Leeds) > Pollard Institute (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) EP/M013472/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 08 Sep 2020 15:09 |
Last Modified: | 26 Oct 2020 21:54 |
Published Version: | https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/36/eaba0... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | American Association for the Advancement of Science |
Identification Number: | 10.1126/sciadv.aba0959 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:165188 |
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