Affordable Quantum Communication for Everyone: Revolutionizing the Quantum Ecosystem from Fabrication to Application

Project Information

UNIQORN

Grant agreement ID: 820474

DOI 10.3030/820474

Project closed

EC signature date 4 September 2018

Start date 1 October 2018

End date 30 June 2022

Funded under

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)

Total cost € 9 979 905,00

EU contribution € 9 979 905,00

Coordinated by

AIT AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GMBH
Austria

Deliverables

Documents, reports (11)

Final Press Release
Fabrication and characterization of squeezed light source
Preliminary report on NIC integration of QRNG engine
Report on 10-GHz CV and 4×4 efficiency-optimised DV quantum receiver technology

Report on 10GHz CV and 44 efficiencyoptimised DV quantum receiver technology

Press Release and Communication Kit
Factsheet and project presentation
Project final report
First period exploitation plans and project dissemination
Fabrication and characterization of heralded and entangled photon sources
Initial specifications of UNIQORN devices and initial definition of application scenarios
Report on Quantum ROADM Whitebox

Open Research Data Pilot (2)

Fabrication and characterization of low-noise CV receiver

Fabrication and characterization of lownoise CV receiver

Applicability studies and use cases of UNIQORN quantum technology in access, metro-core and datacenter networks

Applicability studies and use cases of UNIQORN quantum technology in access metrocore and datacenter networks

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (2)

Promotion video availability
Website development and creation of social accounts

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (26)

LEO Satellites Constellation-to-Ground QKD Links: Greek Quantum Communication Infrastructure Paradigm

Author(s): Argiris Ntanos, Nikolaos K. Lyras, Dimitris Zavitsanos, Giannis Giannoulis, Athanasios D. Panagopoulos, Hercules Avramopoulos
Published in: MDPI Photonics, 2021, ISSN 2304-6732
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/photonics8120544

Experimental quantum speed-up in reinforcement learning agents

Author(s): Valeria Saggio; Beate E. Asenbeck; Arne Hamann; Teodor Strömberg; Peter Schiansky; Vedran Dunjko; Nicolai Friis; Nicholas C. Harris; Michael Hochberg; Dirk Englund; Sabine Wölk; Sabine Wölk; Hans J. Briegel; Hans J. Briegel; Philip Walther
Published in: Nature, Issue 1, 2021, ISSN 0028-0836
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2103.06294

Probabilistic one-time programs using quantum entanglement

Author(s): Marie-Christine Roehsner; Marie-Christine Roehsner; Joshua A. Kettlewell; Joshua A. Kettlewell; Joseph F. Fitzsimons; Philip Walther
Published in: npj Quantum Information, Issue 2, 2021, Page(s) Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-8, ISSN 2056-6387
Publisher: Nature Publishing group
DOI: 10.1038/s41534-021-00435-w

100 Gb/s dynamically programmable SDN-enabled hardware encryptor for optical networks

Author(s): Ekin Arabul; Rodrigo Stange Tessinari; Obada Alia; Romerson Oliveira; George T. Kanellos; Reza Nejabati; Dimitra Simeonidou
Published in: Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, Issue 2, 2022, ISSN 1943-0620
Publisher: Optical Society of America
DOI: 10.1364/jocn.439677

Experimental quantum communication enhancement by superposing trajectories

Author(s): Giulia Rubino; Lee A. Rozema; Daniel Ebler; Daniel Ebler; Daniel Ebler; Hlér Kristjánsson; Hlér Kristjánsson; Sina Salek; Philippe Allard Guérin; Philippe Allard Guérin; Alastair A. Abbott; Cyril Branciard; Časlav Brukner; Časlav Brukner; Giulio Chiribella; Philip Walther
Published in: Physical Review Research, Issue 1, 2021, Page(s) pp.013093, ISSN 2643-1564
Publisher: Americal Physical Society
DOI: 10.1103/physrevresearch.3.013093

Dynamic DV-QKD Networking in Trusted-node-free Software-Defined Optical Networks

Author(s): Obada Alia, Rodrigo Stange Tessinari, Emilio Hugues-Salas, George T Kanellos, Reza Nejabati, Dimitra Simeonidou
Published in: Journal of Lightwave Technology, 2022, ISSN 0733-8724
Publisher: Optical Society of America
DOI: 10.1109/jlt.2022.3183962

End-to-End Quantum Secured Inter-Domain 5G Service Orchestration Over Dynamically Switched Flex-Grid Optical Networks Enabled by a q-ROADM

Author(s): Rui Wang; Qibing Wang; George T. Kanellos; Reza Nejabati; Dimitra Simeonidou; Rodrigo Stange Tessinari; Emilio Hugues-Salas; Anderson Bravalheri; Navdeep Uniyal; Abubakar Siddique Muqaddas; Rafael S. Guimaraes; Thierno Diallo; Shadi Moazzeni
Published in: Journal of Lightwave Technology, Issue 2, 2020, ISSN 0733-8724
Publisher: Optical Society of America
DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.1909.04409

Second Harmonic Generation in Polymer Photonic Integrated Circuits

Author(s): Hauke Conradi, Almontaserbillah Hakmi, Moritz Kleinert, Lars Liebermeister, David de Felipe, Madeleine Weigel, Martin Kresse, Crispin Zawadzki, Björn Globisch, Norbert Keil, Ronald Freund, Martin Schell
Published in: Journal of Lightwave Technology, 2020, ISSN 0733-8724
Publisher: Optical Society of America
DOI: 10.1109/jlt.2020.3046371

Difference-frequency generation in an AlGaAs Bragg-reflection waveguide using an on-chip electrically-pumped quantum dot laser

Author(s): A. Schlager; M. Götsch; Robert J. Chapman; Stefan Frick; Hannah Thiel; H. Suchomel; Martin Kamp; Sven Höfling; C. Schneider; Gregor Weihs
Published in: Journal of Optics, Issue 2, 2021, ISSN 2040-8978
Publisher: Institute of Physics Publishing
DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2101.08097

Integrated balanced homodyne photonic–electronic detector for beyond 20 GHz shot-noise-limited measurements

Author(s): Cédric Bruynsteen; Michael Vanhoecke; Johan Bauwelinck; Xin Yin
Published in: Optica, Issue 2, 2021, ISSN 0146-9592
Publisher: Optical Society of America
DOI: 10.1364/optica.420973

11.2 Tb/s Classical Channel Coexistence with DV-QKD over a 7-Core Multicore Fiber

Author(s): E. Hugues-Salas, O. Alia, R. Wang, K. Rajkumar, G. T. Kanellos, R. Nejabati and D. Simeonidou
Published in: IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technology, 2020, ISSN 0733-8724
Publisher: Optical Society of America

Interferometric method for determining the losses of spatially multi-mode nonlinear waveguides based on second harmonic generation.

Author(s): Matteo Santandrea; Michael Stefszky; Ganaël Roeland; Christine Silberhorn
Published in: Optics Express, Issue 2, 2020, ISSN 1094-4087
Publisher: Optical Society of America
DOI: 10.1364/oe.380788

On the QKD Integration in Converged Fiber/Wireless Topologies for Secured, Low-Latency 5G/B5G Fronthaul

Author(s): Zavitsanos, D., Ntanos, A., Giannoulis, G., & Avramopoulos, H.
Published in: Applied Sciences, 2020, ISSN 2076-3417
Publisher: MDPI

Approaching the Tsirelson bound with a Sagnac source of polarization-entangled photons

Author(s): Sandra Meraner; Robert J. Chapman; Stefan Frick; Robert Keil; Maximilian Prilmüller; Gregor Weihs
Published in: SciPost Physics, Issue 1, 2021, Page(s) Vol 10, Iss 1, p 017, ISSN 2542-4653
Publisher: SciPost Foundation
DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2008.01575

Towards Integrating True Random Number Generation in Coherent Optical Transceivers

Author(s): Dinka Milovancev; Nemanja Vokic; Christoph Pacher; Imran Khan; Christoph Marquardt; Winfried Boxleitner; Hannes Hubel; Bernhard Schrenk
Published in: IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, Issue 2, 2020, ISSN 1077-260X
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2007.10210

Analysis of the Trusted‐Device Scenario in Continuous‐Variable Quantum Key Distribution

Author(s): Fabian Laudenbach, Christoph Pacher
Published in: Advanced Quantum Technologies, Issue 2/11, 2019, Page(s) 1900055, ISSN 2511-9044
Publisher: Wiley Online Library
DOI: 10.1002/qute.201900055

Characterisation of fabrication inhomogeneities in Ti:LiNbO 3 waveguides

Author(s): Matteo Santandrea, Michael Stefszky, Ganaël Roeland, Christine Silberhorn
Published in: New Journal of Physics, Issue 21/12, 2019, Page(s) 123005, ISSN 1367-2630
Publisher: Institute of Physics Publishing
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/ab5cb5

General framework for the analysis of imperfections in nonlinear systems

Author(s): Matteo Santandrea, Michael Stefszky, Christine Silberhorn
Published in: Optics Letters, Issue 44/22, 2019, Page(s) 5398, ISSN 0146-9592
Publisher: Optical Society of America
DOI: 10.1364/OL.44.005398

Quantum advantage for probabilistic one-time programs

Author(s): Marie-Christine Roehsner, Joshua A. Kettlewell, Tiago B. Batalhão, Joseph F. Fitzsimons, Philip Walther
Published in: Nature Communications, Issue 9/1, 2018, ISSN 2041-1723
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-07591-2

Flexible User/Cloud-Centric Entanglement Distribution with Synthesizable Network Node

Author(s): F. Laudenbach , B. Schrenk, M. Achleitner, N. Vokić, D. Milovančev, H. Hübel
Published in: IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, 2020, ISSN 1077-260X
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Compact, low-threshold squeezed light source

Author(s): J. Arnbak, C. S. Jacobsen, R. B. Andrade, X. Guo, J. S. Neergaard-Nielsen, U. L. Andersen, T. Gehring
Published in: Optics Express, Issue 27/26, 2019, Page(s) 37877, ISSN 1094-4087
Publisher: Optical Society of America
DOI: 10.1364/oe.27.037877

Advances in quantum cryptography

Author(s): Stefano Pirandola; Ulrik L. Andersen; Leonardo Banchi; Mario Berta; Darius Bunandar; Roger Colbeck; Dirk Englund; Tobias Gehring; Cosmo Lupo; Carlo Ottaviani; Jason Pereira; Mohsen Razavi; Jesni Shamsul Shaari; Marco Tomamichel; Vladyslav C. Usenko; Giuseppe Vallone; Paolo Villoresi; Petros Wallden
Published in: Advances in Optics and Photonics, Issue 2, 2020, ISSN 1943-8206
Publisher: The Optical Society
DOI: 10.1364/aop.361502

Differential Phase-Shift QKD in a 2:16-Split Lit PON with 19 Carrier-Grade Channels

Author(s): N. Vokić, D. Milovančev, B. Schrenk, M. Hentschel, and H. Hübel
Published in: IEEE JOURNAL OF SELECTED TOPICS IN QUANTUM ELECTRONICS, 2020, ISSN 1558-4542
Publisher: IEEE

On-chip quantum communication devices

Author(s): Alessandro Trenti, Martin Achleitner, Florian Prawits, Bernhard Schrenk, Hauke Conradi, Moritz Kleinert, Alfonso Incoronato, Francesco Zanetto, Franco Zappa, Ilaria Di Luch, Ozan Çirkinoglu, Xaveer Leijtens, Antonio Bonardi, Cedric Bruynsteen, Xin Yin, Christian Kießler, Harald Herrmann, Christine Silberhorn, Mathieu Bozzio, Philip Walther, Hannah C. Thiel, Gregor Weihs and Hannes Hübel
Published in: Journal of Lightwave Technology, 2022, ISSN 0733-8724
Publisher: Optical Society of America

DV-QKD Coexistence With 1.6 Tbps Classical Channels Over Hollow Core Fibre

Author(s): Obada Alia, Rodrigo S Tessinari, Sima Bahrani, Thomas D Bradley, Hesham Sakr, Kerrianne Harrington, John Hayes, Yong Chen, Periklis Petropoulos, David Richardson, Francesco Poletti, George T Kanellos, Reja Nejabati, Dimitra Simeonidou
Published in: Journal of Lightwave Technology, 2022, ISSN 0733-8724
Publisher: Optical Society of America
DOI: 10.1109/jlt.2022.3180232

Cryogenic Second-Harmonic Generation in Periodically Poled Lithium Niobate Waveguides

Author(s): Moritz Bartnick; Matteo Santandrea; Jan Philipp Höpker; Frederik Thiele; Raimund Ricken; Viktor Quiring; Christof Eigner; Harald Herrmann; Christine Silberhorn; Tim J. Bartley
Published in: Physical Review Appled, Issue 2, 2021, ISSN 2331-7019
Publisher: American Physical Society
DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2005.07500

Conference proceedings (37)

Hybrid Polymer Integration for Communications, Sensing and Quantum Technologies from the Visible to the Infrared

Author(s): Moritz Kleinert, Davide de Felipe, Hauke Conradi, Martin Kesse, Lennart Jehle, Madleine Weigel, Tianwen Qian, Klara Mihov, Jakob Reck, Crispin Yawadyki, Norbert Keil, Martin Schell
Published in: 2021
Publisher: ECOC 2021

Wavelength Resources Management and Switching of Active Entanglement Distribution Circuits in Optical Networks

Author(s): O. Alia, R. S. Tessinari, E. Hugues-Salas, G. T. Kanellos, R. Nejabati, D. Simeonidou
Published in: 2021
Publisher: Opt. Fiber Comm. Conf

QKD in Support of Secured P2P and P2MP Key Exchange for Low-Latency 5G Connectivity 

Author(s): Ntanos, A., Zavitsanos, D., Giannoulis, G., & Avramopoulos, H.
Published in: IEEE 5G World Forum 2020, 2020
Publisher: IEEE

Demonstration of a Dynamic QKD NetworkControl Using a QKD-Aware SDN ApplicationOver a Programmable Hardware Encryptor

Author(s): E. Arabul, R. S. Tessinari, O. Alia, E. Hugues-Salas, G. T. Kanellos, R. Nejabati, D. Simeonidou
Published in: 2021
Publisher: Opt. Fiber Comm. Conf

Adding artificial noise for code rate matching in continuous-variable quantum key distribution

Author(s): Kreinberg, Sören; Koltchanov, Igor; Richter, André
Published in: CLEO 2020, Issue 1, 2020
Publisher: OSA publishing
DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.1905.04925

Quantum RNG Integration in an NG-PON2 Transceiver

Author(s): N. Vokic, D. Milovancev, C. Pacher, M. Achleitner, H. Huebel and B. Schrenk
Published in: 2021
Publisher: Opt. Fiber Comm. Conf

Large - Scale LEO Satellite Constellation to Ground QKD Links: Feasibility Analysis

Author(s): Argiris Ntanos, Nikolaos K. Lyras, Saif Anwar, Obada Alia, Dimitris Zavitsanos, Giannis Giannoulis, Athanasios D. Panagopoulos, George Kanellos, Hercules Avramopoulos
Published in: 2022 IEEE International Conference on Space Optical Systems and Applications (ICSOS), 2022
Publisher: IEEE

Linear SPAD array for quantum communication

Author(s): A. Incoronato, F. Severini, F. Madonini, F. Villa, F. Zappa
Published in: 2021
Publisher: SPIE

Demonstration of 17λ × 10 Gb/s C-Band Classical / DV-QKDCo-Existence Over Hollow-Core Fiber Link

Author(s): F. Honz, F. Prawits, O. Alia, H. Sakr, T. Bradley, C. Zhang, R. Slavík, F. Poletti, G. Kanellos, R. Nejabati, P. Walther, D. Simeonidou, H. Hübel and B. Schrenk
Published in: ECOC 2022, 2022
Publisher: IEEE

Experimental Demonstration of Programmable 100 Gb/s SDN-Enabled Encryptors/Decryptors for QKD Networks

Author(s): E. Arabul, R. S. Tessinari, O. Alia, E. Hugues-Salas, G. T. Kanellos, R. Nejabati, D. Simeonidou
Published in: 2021
Publisher: Opt. Fiber Comm. Conf

A Dynamic Multi-Protocol Entanglement Distribution Quantum Network

Author(s): R. Wang, O. Alia, M. J. Clark, S. Bahrani, S. K. Joshi, D. Aktas, G. T. Kanellos, M. Peranić, M. Lončarić, M. Stipčević, J. Rarity, R. Nejabati, and D. Simeonidou
Published in: OFC conference, 2022
Publisher: OSA publishing

DV-QKD Coexistence With 1.6 Terabit/s Classical Channels in Free Space Using Fiber-Wireless-Fiber Terminal

Author(s): O. Alia, A. Schreier, R. Wang, S. Bahrani, R. Singh, G. Faulkner, J. Rarity, D. O’Brien, G. T. Kanellos, R. Nejabati, D. Simeonidou
Published in: ECOC 2022, 2022
Publisher: IEEE

Monolithically integrated differential phase shift transmitter for quantum key distribution

Author(s): H. O. Çirkinoglu, R. Santos, K.Williams, and X. Leijtens
Published in: 2020
Publisher: ECIO

Dynamic optical interconnects for quantum secure distributed nodes and quantum processing

Author(s): George Kanellos; Obada Alia; Emilio Hugues-Salas; Rodrigo Stange Tessinari; Rui Wang; Reza Nejabati; Dimitra Simeonidou
Published in: 2020 IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC), 2020
Publisher: IEEE

True Random Number Generation in an Optical I/Q Modulator

Author(s): N. Vokic, D. Milovancev, C. Pacher, H. Hübel, and B. Schrenk
Published in: 2020 European Conference on Optical Communications (ECOC), 2020
Publisher: IEEE

1.6 Tbps Classical Channel Coexistence With DV-QKD Over Hollow Core Nested Antiresonant Nodeless Fibre (HC-NANF).

Author(s): Obada Alia; Rodrigo Stange Tessinari; Thomas D. Bradley; Hesham Sakr; Kerrianne Harrington; John R. Hayes; Yong Chen; Periklis Petropoulos; David J. Richardson; Francesco Poletti; George T. Kanellos; Reza Nejabati; Dimitra Simeonidou
Published in: ECOC 2021, Issue 1, 2021
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2106.14560

From Intra-Datacenter Interconnects to Metro Networks:Does CV-QKD Need Loss- or Bandwidth-Conscious Receivers?

Author(s): Florian Honz, Fabian Laudenbach, Hannes Hübel, Philip Walther, and Bernhard Schrenk
Published in: 2022
Publisher: IEEE

Deployment Opportunities for DPS-QKD in the Co-Existence Regime of Lit GPON / NG-PON2 Access Networks

Author(s): N. Vokic, D. Milovancev, B. Schrenk, M. Hentschel, and H. Hübel
Published in: 2020
Publisher: OSA Publishing

Compact Differential Phase-Shift Quantum Receiver Assisted by a SOI / BiCMOS Micro-Ring Resonator

Author(s): N. Vokic, D. Milovancev, W. Boxleitner, H. Hübel, and B. Schrenk
Published in: 2020
Publisher: OSA Publishing

Flexible Entanglement Distribution Overlay for Cloud/Edge DC Interconnect as Seed for IT-Secure Primitives

Author(s): F. Laudenbach, B. Schrenk, M. Achleitner, N. Vokic, D. Milovancev, and H. Hübel
Published in: 2020
Publisher: OSA Publishing

O-Band Differential Phase-Shift Quantum Key Distribution in 52-Channel C/L-Band Loaded Passive Optical Network

Author(s): Bernhard Schrenk, Michael Hentschel, Hannes Hübel
Published in: Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) 2019, 2019, Page(s) Th1J.5, ISBN 978-1-943580-53-8
Publisher: OSA
DOI: 10.1364/ofc.2019.th1j.5

Co-existence of 9.6 Tb/s Classical Channels and a Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) Channel over a 7-core Multicore Optical Fibre

Author(s): Emilio Hugues-Salas, Rui Wang, George T. Kanellos, Reza Nejabati, Dimitra Simeonidou
Published in: 2018 IEEE British and Irish Conference on Optics and Photonics (BICOP), 2018, Page(s) 1-4, ISBN 978-1-5386-7361-4
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/bicop.2018.8658328

First Demonstration of Quantum-Secured, Inter-Domain 5G Service Orchestration and On-Demand NFV Chaining over Flexi-WDM Optical Networks

Author(s): R. Nejabati, R. Wang, A. Bravalheri, A. Muqaddas, N. Uniyal, T. Diallo, R. Tessinari, R. S. Guimaraes, S. Moazzeni, E. Hugues-Salas, G. T. Kanellos, D. Simeonidou
Published in: Optical Fiber Communication Conference Postdeadline Papers 2019, 2019, Page(s) Th4C.6, ISBN 978-1-943580-55-2
Publisher: OSA
DOI: 10.1364/ofc.2019.th4c.6

Flexible Entanglement Distribution Based on WDM and Active Switching Technology

Author(s): Fabian Laudenbach, Bernhard Schrenk, Michael Hentschel, Hannes Hubel
Published in: 2019 21st International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), 2019, Page(s) 1-4, ISBN 978-1-7281-2779-8
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/icton.2019.8840354

Modelling Weak-Coherent CV-QKD Systems Using a Classical Simulation Framework

Author(s): Soren Kreinberg, Igor Koltchanov, Piotr Novik, Saleem Alreesh, Fabian Laudenbach, Christoph Pacher, Hannes Hubel, Andre Richter
Published in: 2019 21st International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), 2019, Page(s) 1-4, ISBN 978-1-7281-2779-8
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/icton.2019.8840253

On the Filter Issues in Multiplexing Classical and QKD Links through WSS-based Nodes

Author(s): D. Zavitsanos, G. Giannoulis, A. Raptakis, Ch. Kouloumentas, and H. Avramopoulos
Published in: 2019
Publisher: OSA Publishing

Coexistence of Discrete-Variable QKD with WDM Classical Signals in the C-Band for Fiber Access Environments

Author(s): Dimitris Zavitsanos, Giannis Giannoulis, Adam Raptakis, Christos Papapanos, Fotini Setaki, Eleni Theodoropoulou, George Lyberopoulos, Christos Kouloumentas, Hercules Avramopoulos
Published in: 2019 21st International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), 2019, Page(s) 1-5, ISBN 978-1-7281-2779-8
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/icton.2019.8840255

Field Trial of Dynamic DV-QKD Networking in the SDNControlled Fully-Meshed Optical Metro Network of the Bristol City 5GUK Test Network

Author(s): R. S. Tessinari, A. Bravalheri, E. Hugues-Salas, R. Collins, D. Aktas, R.S. Guimaraes, O. Alia, J. Rarity, G. T. Kanellos, R. Nejabati, and D. Simeonidou
Published in: 2019
Publisher: OSA Publishing

First Demonstration of Quantum-Secured, Inter-Domain 5G Service Orchestration and On-Demand NFV Chaining Over Flexi-WDM Optical Networks

Author(s): R. Nejabati, R. Wang, A. Bravalheri, A. Muqaddas, N. Uniyal, T. Diallo, R. Tessinari, R. S. Guimaraes, S. Moazzeni, E. Hugues-Salas, G. T. Kanellos, D. Simeonidou
Published in: 2019
Publisher: OSA Publishing

A platform approach towards hybrid photonic integration and assembly for communications, sensing, and quantum technologies based on a polymer waveguide technology

Author(s): Moritz Kleinert, Madeleine Nuck, Hauke Conradi, David de Felipe, Martin Kresse, Walter Brinker, Crispin Zawadzki, Norbert Keil, Martin Schell
Published in: 2019
Publisher: IEEE

Noisy Detector? Good! Analysis of Trusted-Receiver Scenario in Continuous-Variable Quantum Key Distribution

Author(s): Fabian Laudenbach, Christoph Pacher
Published in: 2019
Publisher: OSA Publishing

An InP-based integrated modulated coherent state source for differential phase shift quantum key distribution

Author(s): Ozan Çirkinoglu, Rui Santos, Kevin A. Williams, Xaveer J.M. Leijtens
Published in: 2019
Publisher: IEEE Photonics Society Benelux Chapter

Demonstration of a Resilient and Quantum-Secured Time-Shared Optical Network with Multi-Level Programmability

Author(s): R. D. Oliveira, E. Arabul, R. Wang, G. T. Kanellos, R. Nejabati, and D. Simeonidou
Published in: OFC conference, 2022
Publisher: OSA publishing

Quantum RNG Integration in an NG-PON2 Transceiver

Author(s): Nemanja Vokic; Dinka Milovancev; Christoph Pacher; Martin Achleitner; Hannes Hubel; Bernhard Schrenk
Published in: Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) 2021, Issue 2, 2021
Publisher: Optica Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1364/ofc.2021.f4e.7

Coexistence of 11.2 TB/S carrier-grade classical channels and a DV-QKD channel over a 7-core multicore fibre

Author(s): E. Hugues-Salas ; Qibing Wang ; Rui Wang ; K. Rajkumar ; G.T. Kanellos ; R. Nejabati ; D. Simeonidou
Published in: 2019
Publisher: IET

Towards Co-Existence of 100 Gbps Classical Channel Within a WDM Quantum Entanglement Network

Author(s): R. S. Tessinari, O. Alia, S. K. Joshi, D. Aktas, M. Clark, E. Hugues-Salas, G. T. Kanellos, J. Rarity, R. Nejabati, D. Simeonidou
Published in: 2021
Publisher: Opt. Fiber Comm. Conf

Satellite Assisted QKD Key Encapsulation

Author(s): Argiris Ntanos, Dimitris Zavitsanos, Giannis Giannoulis, Hercules Avramopoulos
Published in: ICC 2022 - IEEE International Conference on Communications, 2021
Publisher: IEEE

Other (6)

Understanding photoluminescence in semiconductor Bragg-reflection waveguides: Towards an integrated, GHz-rate telecom photon pair source

Author(s): Auchter, Silke; Schlager, Alexander; Thiel, Hannah; Laiho, Kaisa; Pressl, Benedikt; Suchomel, Holger; Kamp, Martin; H��fling, Sven; Schneider, Christian; Weihs, Gregor
Published in: arXiv, Issue 1, 2020
Publisher: arXiv
DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2010.05474

UNIQORN - Making Quatum Photonics Affordable

Author(s): M. Kleinert, H.Conradi, B. Schrenk and H. Hübel
Published in: 2019
Publisher: Laser Focus World Endeavor Business Media

Adding artificial noise for code rate matching in continuous-variable quantum key distribution

Author(s): Sören Kreinberg, Igor Koltchanov, André Richter
Published in: 2019
Publisher: arXiv - Cornell University

A ps-pulse laser for ultrafast entanglement generation at 42.66 GHz repetition rate

Author(s): Sophie Zeiger, Fabian Laudenbach, Bernhard Schrenk, Michael Hentschel, Hannes Hübel
Published in: 2019
Publisher: CLEO/EUROPE-EQEC 2019

Intrinsic Entanglement Generation on Polymer-based Integrated Circuit.

Author(s): F. Laudenbach, M. Hentschel, M. Kleinert, H. Conradi, H. Hübel
Published in: 2019
Publisher: CEWQO 2019

Characterisation of Inhomogeneities in Ti:LiNbO$_3$ waveguides

Author(s): Santandrea, Matteo; Stefszky, Michael; Roeland, Gana��l; Silberhorn, Christine
Published in: arXiv, Issue 3, 2019
Publisher: arXiv
DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.1906.10018

Intellectual Property Rights

Patent (2)

HYBRID QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION LINK FOR AN OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER

Application/Publication number: 20 2017122140
Date: 2020-12-15

Anordnung zur Erzeugung eines Zufallssignals

Application/Publication number: 50 5212020
Date: 2020-06-18