WiSe 24/25: Lecture on Quantum Communication for Bachelor and Master students (with bi-weekly exercise)
Link to Moodle course: https://moodle2.uni- leipzig.de/user/index.php?id= 52897
Lecture: thursday 13:15-14:45 SR 218 Linnéstr. 5, starting on 17.10.2024
Excercise (bi-weekly): thursday 15:15-16:45 SR 218 Linnéstr. 5, starting on 07.11.2024
Contents of the lecture:
- Introduction to quantum mechanics and optics
- Definition, creation and application of entanglement in the context of quantum communication
- Discussion of basic quantum communication protocols
- Challenges of quantum communication over long distances and the concept of quantum repeaters
- Promising hardware platforms for realizing quantum communication (photons, solid-state spins, quantum dots, trapped atoms etc.)