NetSquid, a NETwork Simulator for QUantum Information using Discrete events

Implementing large-scale quantum networks is one of the challenges at the core of quantum communication. Here, the authors present NetSquid, a quantum network simulator that allows studying how such networks can be built, including physical hardware modelling, modularity, scalability, and examples.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tim Coopmans, Robert Knegjens, Axel Dahlberg, David Maier, Loek Nijsten, Julio de Oliveira Filho, Martijn Papendrecht, Julian Rabbie, Filip Rozpędek, Matthew Skrzypczyk, Leon Wubben, Walter de Jong, Damian Podareanu, Ariana Torres-Knoop, David Elkouss, Stephanie Wehner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Communications Physics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-021-00647-8