Quantum communication, protocols & technology is a research area focused on exploiting quantum mechanical phenomena—such as superposition, entanglement, and no-cloning—for the transmission, processing, and security of information across quantum and hybrid quantum‑classical networks. It encompasses theoretical design and analysis of communication protocols (e.g., quantum key distribution, entanglement distribution, quantum teleportation, and quantum repeaters), physical implementations using diverse platforms (photonic, solid‑state, and atomic systems), and engineering of network architectures, error mitigation, and interface technologies. The field aims to realize scalable, high‑fidelity quantum networks and to integrate quantum communication primitives into broader quantum information processing and cryptographic infrastructures.
Quantum information is notoriously fragile. Internet traffic is anything but. Yet Northwestern University scientists have demonstrated they can peacefully coexist inside the same fiber-optic cable.
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Quantum networks, systems consisting of multiple connected nodes or devices that can transmit quantum information to one another, have the potential to advance future communications. These networks typically leverage entanglement, ...
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Quantum materials could transform technologies ranging from powerful computers and ultrasecure communications to advanced energy systems. But there has always been one major obstacle.
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Researchers at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin have developed a new method for trapping and controlling atoms near an ultrathin glass fiber. This has significantly improved the atoms' ability to store quantum information—an ...
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Future quantum computing will require correlations between distant modules—a feature known as distributed entanglement. Traditionally, such entanglement has relied on active control and repeated measurements. Now, physicists ...
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Proving that one quantum measurement is more powerful than another has long been difficult. Physicists from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Lund University and the University of Innsbruck have now developed and demonstrated ...
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