中国物理B ›› 2013, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (9): 90311-090311.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/22/9/090311

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Distributed wireless quantum communication networks

余旭涛a, 徐进b, 张在琛c   

  1. a State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China;
    b Department of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China;
    c State Key Laboratory of Mobile Communications, Nanjing 210096, China
  • 收稿日期:2013-01-23 修回日期:2013-04-03 出版日期:2013-07-26 发布日期:2013-07-26
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the Science Fund for Creative Research Groups of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 60921063) and the Young Scientists Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 60902010).

Distributed wireless quantum communication networks

Yu Xu-Tao (余旭涛)a, Xu Jin (徐进)b, Zhang Zai-Chen (张在琛)c   

  1. a State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China;
    b Department of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China;
    c State Key Laboratory of Mobile Communications, Nanjing 210096, China
  • Received:2013-01-23 Revised:2013-04-03 Online:2013-07-26 Published:2013-07-26
  • Contact: Yu Xu-Tao E-mail:yuxutao@seu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the Science Fund for Creative Research Groups of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 60921063) and the Young Scientists Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 60902010).

摘要: The distributed wireless quantum communication network (DWQCN) has a distributed network topology and transmits information by quantum states. In this paper, we present the concept of the DWQCN and propose a system scheme to transfer quantum states in the DWQCN. The system scheme for transmitting information between any two nodes in the DWQCN includes a routing protocol and a scheme for transferring quantum states. The routing protocol is on-demand and the routing metric is selected based on the number of entangled particle pairs. After setting up a route, quantum teleportation and entanglement swapping are used for transferring quantum states. Entanglement swapping is achieved along with the process of routing set up and the acknowledgment packet transmission. The measurement results of each entanglement swapping are piggybacked with route reply packets or acknowledgment packets. After entanglement swapping, a direct quantum link between source and destination is set up and quantum states are transferred by quantum teleportation. Adopting this scheme, the measurement results of entanglement swapping do not need to be transmitted specially, which decreases the wireless transmission cost and transmission delay.

关键词: distributed wireless networks, quantum communication networks, quantum teleportation, routing protocol

Abstract: The distributed wireless quantum communication network (DWQCN) has a distributed network topology and transmits information by quantum states. In this paper, we present the concept of the DWQCN and propose a system scheme to transfer quantum states in the DWQCN. The system scheme for transmitting information between any two nodes in the DWQCN includes a routing protocol and a scheme for transferring quantum states. The routing protocol is on-demand and the routing metric is selected based on the number of entangled particle pairs. After setting up a route, quantum teleportation and entanglement swapping are used for transferring quantum states. Entanglement swapping is achieved along with the process of routing set up and the acknowledgment packet transmission. The measurement results of each entanglement swapping are piggybacked with route reply packets or acknowledgment packets. After entanglement swapping, a direct quantum link between source and destination is set up and quantum states are transferred by quantum teleportation. Adopting this scheme, the measurement results of entanglement swapping do not need to be transmitted specially, which decreases the wireless transmission cost and transmission delay.

Key words: distributed wireless networks, quantum communication networks, quantum teleportation, routing protocol

中图分类号:  (Quantum communication)

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