Quantum Information, 2 Volume Set, 2nd Edition

26 Time‐Multiplexed Networks for Quantum Optics

Sonja Barkhofen Linda Sansoni and Christine Silberhorn

Universität Paderborn, Fakultät für Naturwissenschaften, Department Physik – Angewandte Physik, Warburger Str. 100, 33098 Paderborn, Germany

26.1 Introduction

Quantum information exploits quantum systems and their features to explore a wide range of applications, ranging from communication to computation, from metrology to simulation (1). Starting from the analogy with classical information theory, the basic tools for any information protocol are a physical system that carries the information and a network where the information can be manipulated, transported, and shared between different parties.

In the quantum realm, information ...