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 …

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 …

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 central challenge in develo** quantum computers and long-range quantum networks is
the distribution of entanglement across many individually controllable qubits. Colour centres …

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 …

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

Just as “classical” information technology rests on a foundation built of interconnected
information-processing systems, quantum information technology (QIT) must do the same. A …

Quantum communication provides an absolute security advantage, and it has been widely
developed over the past 30 years. As an important branch of quantum communication …

The rapid development of quantum computing (QC) in the NISQ era urgently demands a low-
level benchmark suite and insightful evaluation metrics for characterizing the properties of …

Despite the tremendous progress of quantum cryptography, efficient quantum
communication over long distances (≥ 1000 km) remains an outstanding challenge due to …