Researchers have published a white paper outlining a future mission opportunity to establish a step towards a Canada-wide quantum internet.
Dr. Thomas Jennewein leads the Quantum Photonics lab which designed and implemented the module.
After multiple years of prototyping, testing, and simulating the conditions of outer space in labs at IQC, Dr. Thomas Jennewein and members of his research group are celebrating their next big milestone — their quantum source is finished and ready to be incorporated into the Quantum Encryption and Science Satellite (QEYSSat).
In our increasingly digital and interconnected world, graduate students like Kimia Mohammadi constantly innovate to stay ahead of emerging security risks. She is part of a national team creating Canada’s first quantum satellite, currently scheduled for launch in 2025.
A single-photon detector and counting module (SPODECT) recently built by Waterloo’s Quantum Photonics Lab for the International Space Station (ISS) will be used to verify quantum entanglement and test its survivability in space as part of the Space Entanglement and Annealing QUantum Experiment (SEAQUE) mission.
A new collaborative project between the UK and Canada, that has been awarded funding from the Quantum Communications Hub, will establish a key satellite link for quantum communication across the Atlantic.
The quantum internet is one step closer to reality as researchers have demonstrated an effective regime for controlling noise in the photon detectors of a quantum satellite.
A satellite to test in-orbit laser annealing was sent into orbit from the International Space Station (ISS) today, marking an important step towards the realization of secure quantum communication using satellites and a global quantum internet.
Researchers from Canada and the United Kingdom will test a new approach for secure communication using satellite-based quantum technology.
When senior citizens use online banking apps to pay their bills, you know the world has gone digital. Thomas Jennewein, Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) member and professor in Waterloo’s department of Physics and Astronomy, has been watching digital communication, like banking, become mainstream. And he’s worried about it.