OptiQKD: A Machine Learning-Optimized Framework for Real-Time Parameter Tuning in Quantum Key Distribution

This paper introduces OptiQKD, a protocol-agnostic machine learning framework that combines Temporal Convolutional Networks and Reinforcement Learning to dynamically optimize Quantum Key Distribution parameters, achieving significant improvements in Secure Key Rate and Quantum Bit Error Rate while strictly adhering to composable security standards.

Noureldin Mohamed, Jawaher Kaldari, Saif Al-Kuwari2026-03-05⚛️ quant-ph

Long-lived metastable states in the 4f13^{13}5d6s configuration of Yb+^+

This paper reports the experimental preparation and measurement of long-lived metastable states in the 4f13^{13}5d6s configuration of a single trapped Yb+^+ ion, revealing lifetimes ranging from 0.92 s to over 30 s that are corroborated by atomic structure calculations and offer new prospects for quantum information and optical clock applications.

Z. E. D. Ackerman, A. Cadarso Quevedo, Ilango Maran + 4 more2026-03-05⚛️ quant-ph

Direct derivation of the modified Langevin noise formalism from the canonical quantization of macroscopic electromagnetism

This paper provides a direct and rigorous derivation of the modified Langevin noise formalism from the canonical quantization of macroscopic electromagnetism in the Schrödinger picture by establishing exact analytical expressions for the scattering, electric, and magnetic polariton operators, thereby proving their bosonic nature and demonstrating that they diagonalize the system's Hamiltonian.

Alessandro Ciattoni2026-03-05⚛️ quant-ph

On Error Thresholds for Pauli Channels: Some answers with many more questions

This paper numerically investigates error thresholds for Pauli channels using coset weight enumerators to demonstrate significant non-additivity in small concatenated stabilizer codes, derive closed-form expressions for repetition codes, and provide both positive and negative results alongside counterintuitive observations to inform future lower bound research.

Avantika Agarwal, Alan Bu, Amolak Ratan Kalra + 3 more2026-03-05⚛️ quant-ph

Dynamical Behaviour of Density Correlations Across the Chaotic Phase for Interacting Bosons

This study reveals that while the onset of chaos in the one-dimensional Bose-Hubbard model induces a sub-ballistic regime in the correlation transport distance due to long-time tails and front amplitude decay, the correlation front itself maintains ballistic propagation across all interaction strengths, offering a more nuanced understanding of correlation dynamics beyond simple light-cone models.

Óscar Dueñas, Alberto Rodríguez2026-03-05⚛️ quant-ph

Self-restricting Noise and Exponential Relative Entropy Decay Under Unital Quantum Markov Semigroups

This paper demonstrates that while the combination of Hamiltonian evolution and dissipation in unital quantum Markov semigroups can initially violate complete modified logarithmic Sobolev inequalities, exponential relative entropy decay eventually re-emerges at finite timescales, with a rate inversely bounded by the dissipative strength in the regime of "self-restricting noise" where strong damping suppresses noise spreading.

Nicholas LaRacuente2026-03-04⚛️ quant-ph