Quantum Optical MUltidimensional NEtworks

Project Information

QOMUNE

Grant agreement ID: 101077917

DOI

10.3030/101077917

EC signature date 23 January 2023

Start date 1 September 2023

End date 31 August 2028

Funded under

• European Research Council (ERC)

Total cost

€ 1 498 750,00

EU contribution

€ 1 498 750,00

Coordinated by

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI FIRENZE
Italy

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Publications

Conference proceedings (19)

Decoy-state quantum key distribution over long-distance optical fiber

Author(s): Giulia Guarda, Domenico Ribezzo, Daniela Salvoni, Ciro Bruscino, Pasquale Ercolano, Mikkel Ejrnaes, Loredana Parlato, C. Zhang, H. Li, L. You, Ilaria Vagniluca, Claudia De Lazzari, Tommaso Occhipinti, Giovanni P. Pepe, Alessandro Zavatta, Davide Bacco
Published in: Quantum Computing, Communication, and Simulation IV, 2024
Publisher: SPIE
DOI: 10.1117/12.3003698

Integration of Quantum Key Distribution and Classical Communications Over Field-Deployed Uncoupled-Core Four-Core Fiber

Author(s): Qi Wu, Domenico Ribezzo, Giammarco Di Sciullo, Divya A. Shaji, Tetsuya Hayashi, Ruben Luis, Davide Bacco, Yixiao Zhu, Weisheng Hu, Antonio Mecozzi, Cristian Antonelli
Published in: 2024 IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC), 2024
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/IPC60965.2024.10799895

AI-driven free space quantum communications in the third telecom window

Author(s): Sebastiano Cocchi, Alessandro Zavatta, Tommaso Occhipinti, Davide Bacco
Published in: Machine Learning in Photonics, 2024
Publisher: SPIE
DOI: 10.1117/12.3016984

Field Transmission Performance of Multi-core and Few-Mode Fibers

Author(s): C. Antonelli, A. Mecozzi, A. Marotta, F. Graziosi, G. Di Sciullo, D. Ribezzo, M. Mazur, N. Fontaine, L. Dallachiesa, R. Ryf, R. Luis, B. Puttnam, H. Furukawa, G. Rademacher, R. Emmerich, C. Schubert, T. Hayashi, T. Nakanishi, T. Nagashima, P. Sillard, D. Bacco, A. Zavatta, M. Zahidy, L. Oxenløwe, M. Cappelletti, L. Palmieri, P. Parolari, A. Gatto, P. Boffi, N. Sambo, A. Carena, A. Nespola
Published in: Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) 2024, 2024
Publisher: Optica Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1364/OFC.2024.W3J.1

Recent Progress in Practical Quantum Key Distribution

Author(s): Davide Bacco
Published in: Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) 2025, 2025
Publisher: Optica Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1364/OFC.2025.TU3D.3

Information Reconciliation for High-Dimensional Quantum Key Distribution using Nonbinary LDPC codes

Author(s): Ronny Müller; Davide Bacco; Leif Katsou Oxenløwe; Søren Forchhammer
Published in: 2023
Publisher: IEEE

Co-existence of Quantum Key Distribution and Classical Transmission in a Field-Deployed Uncoupled-Core Four-Core Fiber

Author(s): Qi Wu; Domenico Ribezzo; Giammarco Di Sciullo; Divya A. Shaji; Tetsuya Hayashi; Ruben Luis et al.
Published in: 2024
Publisher: IEEE

Path-encoded multidimensional entanglement distribution between integrated photonic devices through multi-core fibre

Author(s): Molly Thomas, Daniel Llewellyn, Benjamin Slater, Caterina Vigliar, Beatrice Da Lio, Stefano Paesani, Döndü Sahin, Massimo Borghi, John Rarity, Leif K. Oxenløwe, Karsten Rottwitt, Mark Thompson, Yunhong Ding, Jianwei Wang, Davide Bacco, Jorge Barreto
Published in: Quantum Computing, Communication, and Simulation IV, 2024
Publisher: SPIE
DOI: 10.1117/12.3000037

Space-Division Multiplexed Transmission in Deployed Fibers

Author(s): C. Antonelli, A. Mecozzi, A. Marotta, F. Graziosi, G. Di Sciullo, D. A. Shaji, L. A. Zischler, Qi Wu, M. Mazur, N. Fontaine, L. Dallachiesa, R. Ryf, R. Luis, B. Puttnam, D. Orsuti, H. Furukawa, G. Rademacher, R. Emmerich, C. Schubert, T. Hayashi, T. Nakanishi, T. Nagashima, P. Sillard, D. Ribezzo, D. Bacco, A. Zavatta, M. Zahidy, L. Oxenløwe, M. Cappelletti, L. Palmieri, P. Parolari, A. Gatto, P. Martelli, M. Fasano, P. Boffi, N. Sambo, A. Carena, A. Nespola, S. Guerrier, C. Dorize, J. Renaudier, N. Hoghooghi, F. Quinlan
Published in: 2025 30th OptoElectronics and Communications Conference (OECC) and 2025 International Conference on Photonics in Switching and Computing (PSC), 2025
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.23919/OECC/PSC62146.2025.11110251

Space-Division Multiplexed Transmission from the Lab to the Field

Author(s): C. Antonelli et al.
Published in: 2024
Publisher: IEEE

NONBINARY: A High-Speed Information Reconciliation Algorithm for High Dimensional Quantum Key Distribution

Author(s): R. Mueller, J. Riebesehl, D. Bacco, L. K. Oxenlowe and S. Forchhammer
Published in: 2024
Publisher: IEEE

Time-bin QKD free space field-trial link in the third telecommunication window

Author(s): Sebastiano Cocchi, Domenico Ribezzo, Giulia Guarda, Alessandro Zavatta, Tommaso Occhipinti, Davide Bacco
Published in: Photonics for Quantum 2024, 2024
Publisher: SPIE
DOI: 10.1117/12.3027131

Generating bound-entangled states using multicore fibres

Author(s): Carlo Marconi, Elena Fanella, Davide Bacco, Alessandro Zavatta
Published in: 2024 24th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), 2024
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/ICTON62926.2024.10647575

Advancements in deployed quantum communication networks

Author(s): Domenico Ribezzo, Carlo Marconi, Luca Bianchi, Giulia Guarda, Sebastiano Cocchi, Marco Pinel, Tommaso Occhipinti, Davide Bacco, Alessandro Zavatta
Published in: Quantum Sensing, Imaging, and Precision Metrology III, 2025
Publisher: SPIE
DOI: 10.1117/12.3053673

Towards on-chip demonstration of a high-dimensional quantum random number generator

Author(s): Maddalena Genzini, Caterina Vigliar, Mujtaba Zahidy, Yunhong Ding, Siyan Zhou, Davide Bacco, Francesco Da Ros
Published in: Quantum Technologies 2024, 2024
Publisher: SPIE
DOI: 10.1117/12.3017383

Quantum communications for real-world use cases

Author(s): Saverio Francesconi, Domenico Ribezzo, Nicola Biagi, Ilaria Vagniluca, Claudia De Lazzari, Tommaso Occhipinti, Davide Bacco, Alessandro Zavatta
Published in: 2024 24th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), 2024
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/ICTON62926.2024.10648138

Elevating Quantum Key Distribution: Resilience to Noise and Coexistence with Classical Signals through High-Dimensional States

Author(s): Domenico Ribezzo, Giulia Guarda, Mujtaba Zahidy, Sebastiano Cocchi, Cristian Antonelli, Antonio Mecozzi, Alessandro Zavatta, Davide Bacco
Published in: 2024 IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC), 2025
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/IPC60965.2024.10799593

Photonic Integrated Circuits for Quantum Communication

Author(s): Davide Bacco, Giulia Guarda, Sebastiano Cocchi, Caterina Vigliar, Mujtaba Zahidy, Yunhong Ding, Leif Oxenløwe, Tommaso Occhipinti, Alessandro Zavatta
Published in: Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) 2024, 2024
Publisher: Optica Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1364/OFC.2024.W3K.1

Long-distance Quantum Key Distribution Supported by a PIC-based Interferometer

Author(s): Giulia Guarda, Domenico Ribezzo, Tommaso Occhipinti, Alessandro Zavatta, Davide Bacco
Published in: Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) 2024, 2024
Publisher: Optica Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1364/OFC.2024.W2A.4

Peer reviewed articles (10)

On High-Dimensional Twin-Field Quantum Key Distribution

Author(s): Ronny Mueller, Mujtaba Zahidy, Leif Katsuo Oxenløwe, Søren Forchhammer, Davide Bacco
Published in: Quantum, Issue 9, 2025, ISSN 2521-327X
Publisher: Verein zur Forderung des Open Access Publizierens in den Quantenwissenschaften
DOI: 10.22331/Q-2025-10-01-1869

Performance of Cascade and LDPC Codes for Information Reconciliation on Industrial Quantum Key Distribution Systems

Author(s): Ronny Mueller, Claudia De Lazzari, Fernando Chirici, Ilaria Vagniluca, Leif Katsuo Oxenløwe, Søren Forchhammer, Alessandro Zavatta, Davide Bacco
Published in: IET Quantum Communication, Issue 6, 2025, ISSN 2632-8925
Publisher: Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
DOI: 10.1049/QTC2.70003

Implementation of Italian industry 4.0 quantum testbed in Turin

Author(s): Nicola Corrias, Ilaria Vagniluca, Saverio Francesconi, Claudia De Lazzari, Nicola Biagi, Marco Menchetti, Giovanni Lombardi, Antonino Scordato, Valerio Gionco, Roberto Mercinelli, Annachiara Pagano, Maurizio Valvo, Orlando Tovar, Giorgio Giacalone, Paolo Brizzi, Tommaso Occhipinti, Alessandro Zavatta, Davide Bacco
Published in: IET Quantum Communication, Issue 5, 2025, ISSN 2632-8925
Publisher: Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
DOI: 10.1049/QTC2.12074

Scalable Implementation of Temporal and Phase Encoding QKD with Phase‐Randomized States

Author(s): Saverio Francesconi, Claudia De Lazzari, Domenico Ribezzo, Ilaria Vagniluca, Nicola Biagi, Tommaso Occhipinti, Alessandro Zavatta, Davide Bacco
Published in: Advanced Quantum Technologies, Issue 7, 2024, ISSN 2511-9044
Publisher: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/QUTE.202300224

Predetection squeezing as a resource for high-dimensional Bell-state measurements

Author(s): Luca Bianchi, Carlo Marconi, Jan Sperling, Davide Bacco
Published in: Physical Review Research, Issue 7, 2025, ISSN 2643-1564
Publisher: American Physical Society (APS)
DOI: 10.1103/PHYSREVRESEARCH.7.023038

Nonlinear protocol for high-dimensional quantum teleportation

Author(s): Luca Bianchi, Carlo Marconi, Giulia Guarda, Davide Bacco
Published in: Physical Review A, Issue 112, 2025, ISSN 2469-9926
Publisher: American Physical Society (APS)
DOI: 10.1103/3X44-664W

Time-bin encoding quantum key distribution in free-space horizontal links during nighttime and daytime

Author(s): Sebastiano Cocchi, Domenico Ribezzo, Giulia Guarda, Pietro Centorrino, Tommaso Occhipinti, Alessandro Zavatta, Davide Bacco
Published in: Optica Quantum, Issue 3, 2025, ISSN 2837-6714
Publisher: Optica Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1364/OPTICAQ.553977

Integration of quantum key distribution and high-throughput classical communications in field-deployed multi-core fibers

Author(s): Qi Wu, Domenico Ribezzo, Giammarco Di Sciullo, Sebastiano Cocchi, Divya Ann Shaji, Lucas Alves Zischler, Ruben Luis, Paolo Serena, Chiara Lasagni, Alberto Bononi, Tetsuya Hayashi, Alessandro Gagliano, Paolo Martelli, Alberto Gatto, Paola Parolari, Pierpaolo Boffi, Davide Bacco, Alessandro Zavatta, Yixiao Zhu, Weisheng Hu, Zhaopeng Xu, Mark Shtaif, Andrea Marotta, Fabio Graziosi, Antonio Mecozzi, Cristian Antonelli
Published in: Light: Science & Applications, Issue 14, 2025, ISSN 2047-7538
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1038/S41377-025-01982-Z

Practical high-dimensional quantum key distribution protocol over deployed multicore fiber

Author(s): Mujtaba Zahidy, Domenico Ribezzo, Claudia De Lazzari, Ilaria Vagniluca, Nicola Biagi, Ronny Müller, Tommaso Occhipinti, Leif K. Oxenløwe, Michael Galili, Tetsuya Hayashi, Dajana Cassioli, Antonio Mecozzi, Cristian Antonelli, Alessandro Zavatta, Davide Bacco
Published in: Nature Communications, Issue 15, 2024, ISSN 2041-1723
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1038/S41467-024-45876-X

Quantum key distribution with a borosilicate-glass-matrix integrated photonic receiver

Author(s): Giulia Guarda, Domenico Ribezzo, Tommaso Occhipinti, Alessandro Zavatta, Davide Bacco
Published in: Physical Review A, Issue 110, 2024, ISSN 2469-9926
Publisher: American Physical Society (APS)
DOI: 10.1103/PHYSREVA.110.042605