Projects / Programmes
Development of building blocks for new European quantum communication network
| Code |
Science |
Field |
Subfield |
| 2.21.00 |
Engineering sciences and technologies |
Technology driven physics |
|
| Code |
Science |
Field |
| 1.03 |
Natural Sciences |
Physical sciences |
quantum communication, quantum memory, entangled photons, single-photon detectors, electromagnetic induced transparency
Data for the last 5 years (citations for the last 10 years) on
April 24, 2024;
A3 for period
2018-2022
Data for ARIS tenders (
04.04.2019 – Programme tender,
archive
)
| Database |
Linked records |
Citations |
Pure citations |
Average pure citations |
| WoS |
444 |
9,809 |
8,417 |
18.96 |
| Scopus |
443 |
10,433 |
9,052 |
20.43 |
Researchers (12)
Organisations (2)
Abstract
Quantum technology promises applications beyond the capabilities of established technologies. Well-known examples are quantum computers and quantum-enhanced sensing. Harnessing the full potential of quantum technology will require the establishment of quantum networks that distribute quantum resources between distant communication partners. In what has become a quantum technology race, significant global efforts have been put into realizing the central building blocks and the infrastructure for this new technology. China launched the first quantum satellite, and they established a large network of rudimentary quantum nodes. Last year, the US enacted the National Quantum Initiative Act, focusing efforts towards quantum networks, quantum communication and quantum computing. In Europe, the Quantum Flagship was an important step to keep abreast of these developments, but it mostly boosted research efforts in some parts of Western Europe. The present project aims to realize central building blocks for building a quantum network in South-Eastern Europe. These efforts will strengthen quantum expertise in Slovenia and Croatia and establish our countries as competitive partners in quantum technology. In particular, we will realize several key ingredients of a quantum internet: narrow-band sources compatible with telecom wavelengths and with atom-based quantum memories. This will allow a proof-of-principle demonstration towards the key missing ingredient for global quantum networks: a quantum repeater. Research and development activities will strengthen research capacities and foster collaboration between groups in Slovenia and Croatia and establish a necessary critical mass to connect local quantum network to those operating at the European level.
