As quantum key distribution has reached the maturity level for practical deployment, questions about the co-integration with existing classical communication systems are of utmost importance. To th…
We present here results of the Quantum Technology Flagship project UNIQORN in the area of integrated photonics for quantum communication applications. Three distinct integration platforms, namely i…
We present a design of balanced homodyne receivers suitable for ultra-low noise quantum applications such as continuous-variable quantum key distribution and quantum random number generation. For b…
The adoption of beam-centric radio communication schemes calls for efficient methods of beamforming with multi-element antennas. We present a delay generation method that employs a shared and centr…
The introduction of avalanche photodetectors in optical interconnects can extend the unallocated optical budget while unleashing further opportunities to migrate to novel datacenter network archite…
Neuromorphic photonics is a promising research field due to its potential to tackle the limitations arising from the bottleneck of the von-Neumann computation architecture. Inspired by the characte…
The densification of radio access and the massive deployment of radio heads calls for efficient optical fronthaul technologies. The adoption of analogue radio-over-fiber schemes promises greatly si…
The continuing drive towards broadband access necessitates cost-effective optical access and mobile fronthaul solutions. While the fixed-mobile convergence motivates high-speeds for the antenna rem…
The bandwidth and latency demands driven by 5G wireless networks are putting a focus on analog radio-over-fiber techniques as a promising candidate for broadband optical fronthauling. In contrast t…
A coherent transmission methodology for a continuous-variable quantum key distribution (CV-QKD) system based on quantum-heterodyne measurement through a coherent intradyne receiver is experimentall…