Quantum communication has long promised unbreakable encryption, but the hardware has struggled to escape the lab. A new generation of laser-written glass chips is changing that equation, carving three ...

As quantum computers continue to advance, many of today's encryption systems face the risk of becoming obsolete. A powerful ...

The Qube research satellite to test quantum key distribution launched Aug. 16 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare. Credit: Zentrum Fur Telematik Credit: Center for Telematics, Wurzburg Quantum Key ...

Terahertz quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) represent a transformative development in the field of terahertz photonics, providing coherent radiation within a traditionally challenging spectral region ...

A team of Danish and German scientists has launched a major project to create new technology that could form the foundation of the future quantum internet. They re using a rare element called erbium ...

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Researchers recently connected their campuses with an experimental quantum communications network using two optical fibers. Researchers at the University of Rochester and Rochester Institute of ...

Vexlum, a Finnish manufacturer of semiconductor lasers, has secured €10m in funding to scale its proprietary semiconductor chip manufacturing and laser technology operations in Finland.

Silicon carbide is for photonic circuits and quantum devices. Atomic layer processing boosts SiC waveguides and resonators, improving performance.