Quantum Communication
Quantum communication research applies the laws of quantum physics to protecting and transmitting data in a secure and effectively unhackable manner. To do this, quantum communications systems exploit the phenomenon of quantum entanglement, in which two particles can be so inextricably connected that any action on one particle instantly influences the second, no matter how far apart they are. This kind of quantum encryption has applications in fields such as computing and finance.
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UChicago PME Researchers
In Quantum Communication
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David Awschalom
Director of the Chicago Quantum Institute, Liew Family Professor of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
Research Areas
Quantum Spintronics, Quantum Sensing, Quantum Communication, Quantum Computing, Quantum Materials, Semiconductor and Molecular QubitsImage
Andrew Cleland
John A. MacLean Sr. Professor of Molecular Engineering Innovation and Enterprise in the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering; Director, Pritzker Nanofabrication Facility
Research Areas
Quantum Computing, Quantum Communication, Quantum SensingImage
Alex High
Associate Professor of Molecular Engineering in the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
Research Areas
Quantum Materials, Heterogeneous Integration and Hybrid Quantum Technologies, Quantum Sensing, Quantum Photonics, Quantum OptomechanicsImage
Liang Jiang
Professor of Molecular Engineering in the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
Research Areas
Quantum Communication, Quantum Computing, Quantum Sensing, Quantum Simulation, Quantum Control, Quantum Error CorrectionImage
Tian Zhong
Assistant Professor of Molecular Engineering in the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
Research Areas
Quantum Photonics, Quantum Information, Quantum Networking, Solid-State Quantum TechnologiesUChicago and Argonne Researchers
In Quantum Communication
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F. Joseph Heremans
Staff Scientist, Argonne National Laboratory; UChicago CASE scientist
Research Areas
Quantum Communication, Quantum Sensing, Condensed Matter Physics, Quantum Materials, Quantum Optics, Nanomechanics, Quantum InformationImage
Benjamin Pingault
Assistant Staff Scientist, Argonne National Laboratory; UChicago CASE scientist
Research Areas
Quantum Sensing, Solid-State Quantum Information Processing, Nanomechanics, Quantum Materials, Quantum Communication