Entanglement percolation on a quantum internet with scale-free and clustering characters

Journal Article · Tue Nov 15 00:00:00 EST 2011 · Physical Review. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVA.84.052304· OSTI ID:22093473

Liang, Wu; Shiqun, Zhu ^[1]

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1. School of Physical Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215006 (China)

The applicability of entanglement percolation protocol to real Internet structure is investigated. If the current Internet can be used directly in the quantum regime, the protocol can provide a way to establish long-distance entanglement when the links are pure nonmaximally entangled states. This applicability is primarily due to the combination of scale-free degree distribution and a high level of clustering, both of which are widely observed in many natural and artificial networks including the current Internet. It suggests that the topology of real Internet may play an important role in entanglement establishment.

• OSTI ID: 22093473
• Journal Information: Physical Review. A, Vol. 84, Issue 5; Other Information: (c) 2011 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1050-2947
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
DISTANCE
DISTRIBUTION
INTERNET
QUANTUM COMPUTERS
QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT
QUANTUM STATES
TOPOLOGY