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Quantum 2.0 Conference and Exhibition

Automated distribution of polarization entangled photons using deployed New York City fibers and beyond

Alexander N. Craddock, Anne Lazenby, Gabriel Bello Portmann, Rourke Sekelsky, Mael Flament, Tyler Cowan, Javad Shabani, Matheus Ribeiro Sena, Mehdi Namazi

Published Jan 1, 2025• 0 citations
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Abstract

We showcase the distribution of entanglement in various use cases in deployed fiber testbeds. Our work demonstrates the practical high rate, high fidelity entanglement distribution is presently achievable.
DOI
10.1364/quantum.2025.qw3a.35

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