Title :
Quantum communications: Present status and future prospects
Author :
Kumar, Prem ; Altepeter, Joseph B. ; Hall, Matthew A.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Photonic Commun. & Comput., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, USA
Abstract :
Quantum communication entails transmission of quantum information over a classical or quantum channel, in free space or in optical fiber. This talk will focus on development of resources for efficiently implementing quantum optical communications over the standard telecom infrastructure.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; optical links; quantum communication; classical channel; free space; optical fiber; quantum channel; quantum communications; quantum information; quantum optical communications; standard telecom infrastructure; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Optical switches; Photonics; Quantum entanglement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2010 36th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Torino
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8536-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8534-5
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2010.5621306
