DocumentCode
2845791
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
fYear
2010
fDate
19-23 Sept. 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
6
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
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
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ECOC.2010.5621306
Filename
5621306
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