Quantum cryptography is arguably the fastest growing area in quantum information science.
Novel theoretical protocols are designed on a regular basis, security proofs are constantly …

A quantum internet is the holy grail of quantum information processing, enabling the
deployment of a broad range of quantum technologies and protocols on a global scale …

BACKGROUND The internet has had a revolutionary impact on our world. The vision of a
quantum internet is to provide fundamentally new internet technology by enabling quantum …

Quantum key distribution (QKD), allows two distant parties to share encryption keys with
security based on physical laws. Experimentally, QKD has been implemented via optical …

Driven by the rapid progress in quantum hardware, recent years have witnessed a furious
race for quantum technologies in both academia and industry. Universal quantum …

Long-distance quantum communication and networking require quantum memory nodes
with efficient optical interfaces and long memory times. We report the realization of an …

Photonic quantum technologies represent a promising platform for several applications,
ranging from long-distance communications to the simulation of complex phenomena …

Large-scale quantum networks promise to enable secure communication, distributed
quantum computing, enhanced sensing and fundamental tests of quantum mechanics …

Over the past few decades, significant progress has been made in quantum information
technology, from theoretical studies to experimental demonstrations. Revolutionary quantum …

Concerted efforts are underway to establish an infrastructure for a global quantum Internet to
realise a spectrum of quantum technologies. This will enable more precise sensors, secure …