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Entanglement Distribution for Metropolitan-scale Quantum Networks with Classical Coexistence

A. Rahmouni, Paulina S. Kuo, Yu Shi, M. V. Jabir, N. Lal, Ivan A. Burenkov, Ya-Shian Li-Baboud, Mheni Merzouki, Abdella Battou, Sergey V. Polyakov, Oliver Slattery, Thomas Gerrits

Published Jan 1, 2024• 0 citations
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Abstract

We achieved successful polarization entanglement distribution in metropolitan-scale quantum networks, coexisting with classical systems. We utilized deployed fiber infrastructure across the NIST campus and extended the distance to over 100 km using fiber spools.
DOI
10.1364/cleo_fs.2024.ftu3f.2

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