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Analysing the Effect of Quantum Network Interconnect on the Performance of Distributed Quantum Computing

Sima Bahrani, Rui Wang, Romerson Deiny Oliveira, Reza Nejabati, Dimitra E. Simeonidou

Published Mar 1, 2023• 0 citations
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Abstract

We investigate how a dynamically reconfigurable network supports short-range distributed quantum computing in a data center scenario by analysing the penalties and benefits of adopting such architecture in the NetSquid platform utilising two use cases.
DOI
10.23919/ofc49934.2023.10116412

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