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.
Researchers have discovered a simple yet powerful way to protect atoms from losing information—a key challenge in developing reliable quantum technologies.
Optics & Photonics
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For over two decades, physicists have been working toward implementing quantum light storage—also known as quantum memory—in various matter systems. These techniques allow for the controlled and reversible mapping of light ...
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Quantum technologies, systems that operate leveraging quantum mechanical effects, have the potential to outperform classical technologies in some specific tasks. Over the past decades, some researchers have also been trying ...
Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have achieved exciting progress in quantum metrology, a field that harnesses quantum effects to make measurements with unprecedented accuracy. Their newly developed ...
Quantum Physics
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Researchers at the Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (Leibniz IPHT) in Jena, Germany, together with international collaborators, have developed two complementary methods that could make quantum communication via fiber ...
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Quantum key distribution (QKD), a cryptographic technique rooted in quantum physics principles, has shown significant potential for enhancing the security of communications. This technique enables the transmission of encryption ...
UBC researchers are proposing a solution to a key hurdle in quantum networking: a device that can "translate" microwave to optical signals and vice versa.
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A new study led by researchers at the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Manchester has achieved a major advance in quantum materials, developing a method to precisely engineer single quantum defects in diamond—an essential ...
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Researchers have determined how to use magnons—collective vibrations of the magnetic spins of atoms—for next-generation information technologies, including quantum technologies with magnetic systems.
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The reliable manipulation of the speed at which light travels through objects could have valuable implications for the development of various advanced technologies, including high-speed communication systems and quantum information ...
