Teleportation Fidelity of Binary Tree Quantum Repeater Networks

This paper analytically derives the average maximum teleportation fidelities for four types of binary tree quantum repeater networks using Werner state models, revealing that the directed symmetric binary tree offers the most advantageous topology for distributed quantum teleportation and identifying specific parameter ranges where these networks achieve a quantum advantage.

Soumit Roy, Md Rahil Miraj, Chittaranjan Hens + 3 more2026-03-05⚛️ quant-ph

Finite-size secret-key rates of discrete modulation continuous-variable quantum key distribution under Gaussian attacks

This paper derives analytical or semi-analytical bounds on finite-size secret-key rates for discrete-modulation continuous-variable quantum key distribution under Gaussian attacks by computing Petz-Rényi and sandwiched Rényi conditional entropies, offering tighter estimates for short block sizes compared to existing methods.

Gabriele Staffieri, Giovanni Scala, Cosmo Lupo2026-03-05⚛️ quant-ph

A Fractional Calculus Framework for Open Quantum Dynamics: From Liouville to Lindblad to Memory Kernels

This paper establishes a unified fractional calculus framework for open quantum dynamics that rigorously embeds fractional master equations within the broader hierarchy of memory-kernel models, ensuring complete positivity through Bochner–Phillips subordination while providing a compact, analytically tractable surrogate for non-Markovian effects ranging from algebraic relaxation to coherence backflow.

Bo Peng, Yu Zhang2026-03-05⚛️ quant-ph

Quantifying classical and quantum bounds for resolving closely spaced, non-interacting, simultaneously emitting dipole sources in optical microscopy

This paper utilizes parameter estimation theory to quantify the classical and quantum precision limits for resolving the separation of closely spaced, non-interacting dipole sources in high-numerical-aperture microscopy, demonstrating that while the vectorial nature of emission complicates the analysis, appropriate polarization filtering combined with image inversion interferometry can still saturate the quantum Fisher information bound.

Armine I. Dingilian, Aarnah Kurella, Cheyenne S. Mitchell + 3 more2026-03-05⚛️ quant-ph