Jul 2026· 2026 ITU Kaleidoscope - AI and Frontier Technologies for Good (ITU K)· pp. 1-2· 0 citations· 8 references
Abstract
In this work, we discuss the main concepts, critical photonic resources, present efforts and challenges ahead aiming at the deployment of quantum communication networks at various stages of development and at a scale of data centres or global infrastructures. We present examples of applications of such networks spanning from ultra-secure communication to advanced cryptographic and communication protocols in distributed architectures. We argue that optical quantum networking, powered by entanglement as a fundamental resource and enhanced by highly efficient quantum memories, is key for scaling up quantum technologies, pursued by rapid advancements towards technological maturity and leading the path to an era of quantum connectivity.
A comprehensive review of the fundamental building blocks and system architectures required for large‐scale quantum networks, with a particular focus on photonic hardware platforms, and introduces key concepts of quantum information relevant to networking, including qubits, entanglement, and decoherence.
Bhabana Sarma, H. Tiwari, I. Llamas-Garro et al.· Laser & Photonics Review...· 0 citations
Next-generation (NG) wireless networks, including 6G and beyond, are expected to support intelligent, ultra-reliable, and context-aware services under extreme scalability, heterogeneity, and dynamic conditions. Conventional communication, optimization, and learning frameworks face fundamental limitations in addressing...
Sana Sharif, Waleed Ejaz· 2026 IEEE International Conf...· 0 citations
The scalability of quantum technologies will depend on the ability to interconnect independent quantum systems through photonic channels. However, heterogeneous quantum platforms emit and absorb photons with widely differing properties, severely limiting inter-node interference and modular connectivity. Here we demonst...
Jeffrey Mohan, J. Berroir, F. Borselli et al.· 0 citations
This work argues that the absence of utility-driven network formation is not solely a consequence of immature applications, but also of insufficient abstraction, and that quantum interconnects constitute the enabling technology required to decouple physical implementations from network functionalities.
This paper surveys and redefines the OSI model for quantum networking in the context of 7G systems, proposing a Quantum-Converged OSI stack that extends the classical seven-layer model with two additional layers: Layer 0, the Quantum Substrate, responsible for entanglement management, coherence preservation, and telepo...
Shakil Ahmed, Yehia Osman, Luke Cue et al.· Italian National Conference...· 0 citations
A quantum network architecture based on the Beneš switching topology that provides a universal switching framework for pairwise communications and is compatible in principle with quantum platforms supporting these capabilities is proposed.
Shu-Ming Hu, Jun-Hao Wei, Nuo-Ya Yang et al.· Chinese Physics B· 0 citations
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