Quantum Communication – Übersicht

lecture:

begin: 26.4.2022

The lecture is a two-hour lecture (3 ECTS) but given as block in the first part of the semester.

preliminaries:

good knowledge of quantum mechanics, possibly intro to quantum information

summary:

This lecture provides an introduction to quantum communication methods. Starting from quantum key distribution the module gives an overview of various methods like quantum teleportation and entanglement swapping, all the way to the design of efficient communication within a quantum network. The module introduces the basic theoretical concepts as well as the various tools and developments necessary to implement the new methods in real world scenarios.

literature:

(1) The Physics of Quantum Information", eds. D. Bouwmeester, A. Ekert, A. Zeilinger, (Springer-Verlag Berlin) 2000.

(2) "Quantum Computation and Quantum Information", M. Nielsen, I. Chuang (Cambridge University Press) 2001. (LMU-UB e-book)

(3) "Lectures on Quantum Information", eds. D. Bruß, G. Leuchs, Wiley 2008. (LMU-UB e-book)

       the newer edition (2019) is unfortunately not yet available as e-book