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Deploying an Inter‐European Quantum Network

Ribezzo, Domenico; Zahidy, Mujtaba; Vagniluca, Ilaria; Biagi, Nicola; Francesconi, Saverio; Occhipinti, Tommaso; Oxenløwe, Leif K.; Lončarić, Martin; Cvitić, Ivan; Stipčević, Mario; Pušavec, Žiga; Kaltenbaek, Rainer; Ramšak, Anton; Cesa, Francesco; Giorgetti, Giorgio; Scazza, Francesco; Bassi, Angelo; De Natale, Paolo; Cataliotti, Francesco Saverio; Inguscio, Massimo; Bacco, Davide; Zavatta, Alessandro (2022) Deploying an Inter‐European Quantum Network. Advanced Quantum Technologies . ISSN 2511-9044

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Abstract

Around 40 years have passed since the first pioneering works introduced the possibility of using quantum physics to enhance communications safety. Nowadays, quantum key distribution (QKD) exited the physics laboratories to become a mature technology, triggering the attention of States, military forces, banks, and private corporations. This work takes on the challenge of bringing QKD closer to a consumer technology: deployed optical fibers by telecommunication companies of different States have been used to realize a quantum network, the first-ever connecting three different countries. This work also emphasizes the necessity of networks where QKD can come up besides classical communications, whose coexistence currently represents the main limitation of this technology. This network connects Trieste to Rijeka and Ljubljana via a trusted node in Postojna. A key rate of over 3 kbps in the shortest link and a 7-hour-long measurement demonstrate the system's stability and reliability. The network has been used to present the QKD at the G20 Digital Ministers' Meeting in Trieste. The experimental results, together with the interest that one of the most important events of international politics has attracted, showcase the maturity of the QKD technology bundle, placing it in the spotlight for consumer applications in the near term.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: European quantum communication infrastructure, fibre optic network, quantum communication, quantum communication field trial, quantum internet, quantum key distribution, quantum network
Subjects: NATURAL SCIENCES > Physics
Divisions: Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials and Sensing Devices
Projects:
Project titleProject leaderProject codeProject type
Razvoj gradivnih blokova za novu europsku kvantnu komunikacijsku mrežu-Mario Stipčević; Ticijana Ban; Damir Aumiler; Danijel Buhin; Mateo KruljacIPS-2020-01-2616HRZZ
Potpora vrhunskim istraživanjima Centra izvrsnosti za napredne materijale i senzore-Mile Ivanda; Milko Jakšić; Mario Stipčević; Marko KraljKK.01.1.1.01.0001EK
Depositing User: Martin Lončarić
Date Deposited: 15 Dec 2022 12:48
URI: http://fulir.irb.hr/id/eprint/7743
DOI: 10.1002/qute.202200061

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