TY - JOUR
T1 - Quantum Networks
T2 - A New Platform for Aerospace
AU - Soderberg, Kathy Anne Brickman
AU - Gauthier, Daniel J.
AU - Kwiat, Paul G.
AU - Srinivas, Raghavendra
N1 - KABS gratefully acknowledges support from the Air Force Research Laboratory and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. The views expressed are those of the authors and do not reflect the official guidance or position of the U.S. Government, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), or of the U.S. Air Force. Statement from the DoD: The appearance of external hyperlinks does not constitute endorsement by DoD of the linked websites, or the information, products, or services contained therein. The DoD does not exercise any editorial, security, or other control over the informa-tion you may find at these locations. R.S. acknowledges funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Fellowship EP/ W028026/1 and Balliol College.
DJG and PGK gratefully acknowledge previous financial support from the Office of Naval Research Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative program on Wavelength-Agile Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) in a Marine Environment (Grant No. N00014-13-1-0627). PGK acknowledges support from the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science National Quantum Information Science Research Center Next Generation Quantum Science and Engineering (Award No. DE-AC02-06CH11357). KABS gratefully acknowledges support from the Air Force Research Laboratory and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. The views expressed are those of the authors and do not reflect the official guidance or position of the U.S. Government, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), or of the U.S. Air Force. Statement from the DoD: The appearance of external hyperlinks does not constitute endorsement by DoD of the linked websites, or the information, products, or services contained therein. The DoD does not exercise any editorial, security, or other control over the information you may find at these locations. R.S. acknowledges funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Fellowship EP/ W028026/1 and Balliol College.
DJG and PGK gratefully acknowledge previous financial support from the Office of Naval Research Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative program on Wavelength-Agile Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) in a Marine Environment (Grant No. N00014-13-1-0627). PGK acknowledges support from the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science National Quantum Information Science Research Center Next Generation Quantum Science and Engineering (Award No. DE-AC02-06CH11357).
PY - 2024/9
Y1 - 2024/9
N2 - The ability to distribute entanglement between quantum nodes may unlock new capabilities in the future that include teleporting information across multinode networks, higher resolution detection via entangled sensor arrays, and measurements beyond the quantum limit enabled by networked atomic clocks. These new quantum networks also hold promise for the Aerospace community in areas such as deep space exploration, improved satellite communication, and synchronizing drone swarms. Although exciting, these applications are a long way off from providing a “real-world” benefit, as they have only been theoretically explored or demonstrated in small-scale experiments. An outstanding challenge is to identify near-term use cases for quantum networks; this may be an intriguing new area of interest for the aerospace community, as the quantum networking field would benefit from more multidisciplinary collaborations. This paper introduces quantum networking, discusses the difficulties in distributing entanglement within these networks, highlights recent progress toward this endeavor, and features two current case studies on mobile quantum nodes and an entangled clock network, both of which are relevant to the aerospace community.
AB - The ability to distribute entanglement between quantum nodes may unlock new capabilities in the future that include teleporting information across multinode networks, higher resolution detection via entangled sensor arrays, and measurements beyond the quantum limit enabled by networked atomic clocks. These new quantum networks also hold promise for the Aerospace community in areas such as deep space exploration, improved satellite communication, and synchronizing drone swarms. Although exciting, these applications are a long way off from providing a “real-world” benefit, as they have only been theoretically explored or demonstrated in small-scale experiments. An outstanding challenge is to identify near-term use cases for quantum networks; this may be an intriguing new area of interest for the aerospace community, as the quantum networking field would benefit from more multidisciplinary collaborations. This paper introduces quantum networking, discusses the difficulties in distributing entanglement within these networks, highlights recent progress toward this endeavor, and features two current case studies on mobile quantum nodes and an entangled clock network, both of which are relevant to the aerospace community.
KW - Aerospace Sciences
KW - Computing and Informatics
KW - Optical Sensor
KW - Research Facilities and Instrumentation
KW - Satellite Swarm
KW - Space Exploration and Technology
KW - Telescopes
KW - Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
KW - Very Long Baseline Interferometry
KW - Wireless Communications
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U2 - 10.2514/1.J063187
DO - 10.2514/1.J063187
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85203521153
SN - 0001-1452
VL - 62
SP - 3196
EP - 3207
JO - AIAA journal
JF - AIAA journal
IS - 9
ER -