WiSe 2023/2024: Lecture on quantum communication for Bachelor and Master students
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.)