Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure relate to an optical fiber cable. The optical fiber cable includes a cable jacket having an inner surface and an outer surface in which the inner surface defines a central bore along a longitudinal axis of the optical fiber cable and the outer surface defines the outermost extent of the cable. The optical fiber cable also includes at least one access feature disposed in the cable jacket between the inner surface and the outer surface. Further included are a first plurality of optical fiber bundles. Each optical fiber bundle includes a second plurality of optical fiber ribbons that has a third plurality of optical fibers arranged in a planar configuration. The optical fiber cable bends uniformly in all directions transverse to the longitudinal axis of the optical fiber cable.

Abstract: A quantum transceiver including a network interface card containing a quantum link controller, multiple send circuits, receive circuits, clock and data recovery circuits, and circuits for future implementation for added functionality or for testing purposes. Each send and receive circuit is entangled with its opposite on a separate interface card, and this entangled grouping can be described as a quantum link.