Structured light refers to the arbitrarily tailoring of optical fields in all their degrees of freedom
(DoFs), from spatial to temporal. Although orbital angular momentum (OAM) is perhaps the …

Providing connectivity to around half of the world population living in rural or underprivileged
areas is a tremendous challenge, but, at the same time, a unique opportunity. Access to the …

The COVID-19 pandemic has disordered the educational process across the globe, as
schools suddenly had to provide their teaching in an online environment. One question that …

With the ever-increasing demand for data and the radio frequency spectrum becoming
congested, free space optics (FSO) may find a niche for situations where fiber is too …

Structured light is routinely used in free-space optical communication channels, both
classical and quantum, where information is encoded in the spatial structure of the mode for …

Optical communication is an integral part of the modern economy, having all but replaced
electronic communication systems. Future growth in bandwidth appears to be on the horizon …

Quantum mechanics is now a mature topic dating back more than a century. During its
scientific development, it fostered many technological advances that now are integrated into …

ICT has become a significant factor in the transition towards a low-carbon society in the
modern era of increased digitalisation and clamour for environmental sustainability …

The global quantum network requires the distribution of entangled states over long
distances, with substantial advances already demonstrated using polarization. While Hilbert …

The use of interconnected digital technologies and data offer new and perhaps profound
opportunities across the world, whilst holding promises to enhance productivity growth and …