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A Quantum Router For The Entangled Web

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Qubit transmission protocols are presently point-to-point, and thus restrictive in their functionality. A quantum router is necessary for the quantum Internet to become a reality. We present a quantum router design based on teleportation, as well as mechanisms for entangled pair management. The prototype was validated using a quantum simulator.

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  1. CableLabs, Sunnyvale, CA, USA

    Bernardo A. Huberman

  2. Occams Solutions, Boulder, CO, USA

    Bob Lund

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Huberman, B.A., Lund, B. A Quantum Router For The Entangled Web. Inf Syst Front 22, 37–43 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10796-019-09955-5

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