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Quantum Connectivity for Scale

Eleni Diamanti, Julien Laurat

Published Jan 30, 2026• 1 citation
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As today’s quantum devices remain limited in range and size, entanglement-based optical networks are emerging as the key to building larger, more capable quantum systems.
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10.1364/opn.37.2.000024

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