The Quantum Internet is envisioned as a global network, interconnecting heterogeneous quantum networks, able to transmit quantum information (qubits, qudits, or continuous variables) and to distribute entangled quantum states with no classical equivalent, by exploiting quantum links in synergy with classical links. The Quantum Internet is disruptive, since it is capable of supporting functionalities with no direct counterpart in classical networks, such as advanced quantum cryptographic services, blind quantum computing, and distributed quantum computing characterized by exponential increases in computing power and new forms of communication. These functionalities have the potential to fundamentally change the world in ways we cannot imagine yet.

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客座社论量子互联网：原理、协议和架构


量子互联网被设想为一个全球网络，互连异构量子网络，能够传输量子信息（量子比特、量子比特或连续变量），并通过利用量子链路与经典链路的协同作用来分布没有经典等价物的纠缠量子态。量子互联网具有颠覆性，因为它能够支持经典网络中没有直接对应的功能，例如先进的量子密码服务、盲量子计算以及以计算能力指数级增长和新通信形式为特征的分布式量子计算。这些功能有可能以我们尚无法想象的方式从根本上改变世界。