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Programmable quantum photonic networks

Natalia Herrera Valencia, Suraj Goel, Saroch Leedumrongwatthanakun, Francesco Graffitti, Alessandro Fedrizzi, Will McCutcheon, Mehul Malik

Published Jan 1, 2024• 0 citations
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Abstract

We implement a programmable photonic network that harnesses the large mode-mixing process inside a multi-mode fibre to distribute and swap entanglement between multiple parties.
DOI
10.1364/cleo_fs.2024.fm1k.3

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