Scientific Reports (Jun 2022)

A clock synchronization method based on quantum entanglement

  • Jianxin Shi,
  • Shanshan Shen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-14087-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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Abstract This study presents a clock synchronization method based on quantum entanglement which is simple and reliable and more efficient. The clock synchronization method based on quantum entanglement scheme can greatly improve the accuracy and precision of measurement. More importantly, the proposed method avoids synchronization error caused by traditional method due to the asymmetry of two-way delay. The probability of measuring the quantum state oscillates in cosine or sine fashion with propagation delay. The final experimental and simulation results are basically consistent with the theoretical results. The clock synchronization method based on quantum entanglement scheme can greatly imrprove the accuracy and precision of measurement.