Quantum Technology Capital: UKQNtel - Bringing the Telecoms Industry to the UK Quantum Network

量子技术资本：UKQNtel - 将电信行业引入英国量子网络

• 批准号: EP/N015207/1
• 负责人: Timothy Spiller
• 金额: $ 261.09万
• 依托单位: University of York
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2016 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FN015207%2F1
• 关键词: Quantum; Technology; Capital; UKQNtel; Bringing

Quantum communications technologies are new, disruptive technologies that can outperform what we use today, by providing security based upon the laws of physics. Current prototypes employ quantum uncertainty and randomness for security, and next-generation technologies may well use the even weirder and counter-intuitive feature of entanglement. Information security is absolutely essential everywhere today - for individuals, institutions, businesses, governments and nations. Current secure communications systems have some vulnerabilities, some at risk now and others that may be exposed in the future, as computing power and hacking techniques improve. Secure communications based on quantum physics can eliminate some of these vulnerabilities, providing systems whose security is underpinned by the laws of Nature, for example providing for the secure distribution of cryptographic keys.Through EPSRC, the UK government is investing heavily in development across a spectrum of new quantum technologies, of which communications form a part. The Quantum Communications Hub is funded to develop current quantum key distribution (QKD) prototypes through to commercial readiness and to turn next-generation quantum communications demonstrations into prototype technologies. The aim is:- to develop short-range, low cost QKD for mobile devices such as 'phones;- to develop chip-scale QKD modules, for ease of manufacture and widespread and versatile deployment; - to investigate new directions in quantum communications, going beyond simple QKD, for example to quantum versions of digital signatures for signing electronic messages or documents;- to demonstrate QKD over networks and its integration with conventional communications.The new project UKQNtel builds on the last of these directions. It will connect BT Research and the major ICT and telecommunications cluster at Adastral Park, Martlesham, to the UK Quantum Network (UKQN) being built by the Quantum Communications Hub. This will enable new and direct collaborations between companies at Adastral Park and the Hub partners, accelerating innovation. It will offer QKD and trial quantum-encrypted data services to a large cluster of companies in the very important telecommunications sector. It will enable major Showcase and Demonstration events for quantum technologies, utilizing the outstanding facilities at Adastral Park.There is great potential for the UK to become a world-leader in the new quantum communications technologies and services arena - for individuals, institutions, businesses and government. In addition to the development of the technologies, it is vital to engage early across the whole spectrum of end-users, to generate "market pull". UKQNtel will crucially enable this early user engagement for the telecommunications and large business sector at Adastral Park. This will complement the consumer engagement in Bristol and the SME engagement on Cambridge Science Park already being pursued by the Quantum Communications Hub. Putting all this together will address user engagement for the whole spectrum of future markets.

量子通信技术是新的，破坏性的技术，可以通过基于物理定律提供安全性来胜过我们今天使用的东西。当前的原型对安全性采用量子不确定性和随机性，下一代技术可能会很好地利用纠缠的更奇怪和违反直觉的特征。对于当今的各个地方，信息安全绝对是必不可少的 - 对于个人，机构，企业，政府和国家。当前的安全通信系统具有一些漏洞，有些现在有风险，而另一些则可能会在未来暴露，并且随着计算能力和黑客入侵技术的改善。基于量子物理学的安全通信可以消除其中的一些漏洞，从而提供了由自然定律支撑的安全性的系统，例如提供加密密钥的安全分布。通过EPSRC，英国政府正在大量投资于新的量子技术范围内的开发，其中哪一部分构成了一部分。量子通信枢纽资金用于将电流量子密钥分布（QKD）原型开发为商业准备，并将下一代量子通信演示转变为原型技术。目的是： - 为“手机”等移动设备开发短期，低成本的QKD，以开发芯片规模的QKD模块，以便于制造，并且广泛且广泛的部署； - 调查量子通信中的新方向，超越简单的QKD，例如用于签署电子消息或文档的数字签名的量子版本；它将将BT研究以及Martlesham Adastral Park的主要ICT和电信集群与量子通信枢纽建造的英国量子网络（UKQN）联系起来。这将使Adastral Park与Hub Partners的公司之间的新和直接合作，加速创新。它将为非常重要的电信领域的大批公司提供QKD和试用量子加密的数据服务。它将利用Adastral Park的杰出设施，为量子技术提供主要的展示和演示活动。英国有很大的潜力成为新的量子通信技术和服务领域的世界领导者 - 对于个人，机构，企业和政府而言。除了技术的开发外，至关重要的是，在整个最终用户中都可以产生“市场吸引力”。 UKQNTEL将至关重要的是，在Adastral Park的电信和大型商业领域，这将使这种早期的用户参与度。这将补充消费者参与布里斯托尔的参与以及量子通信枢纽已经追求的剑桥科学园区的中小企业参与。将所有这些组合在一起将解决未来市场的全部范围的用户参与度。

项目成果

5G network slicing with QKD and quantum-safe security

采用 QKD 和量子安全的 5G 网络切片

• DOI: 10.1364/jocn.413918
• 发表时间: 2021
• 期刊: Journal of Optical Communications and Networking
• 影响因子: 5
• 作者: Wright P

Performance Analysis on Co-Existence of COW-QKD and Classical DWDM Channels Transmission in UK National Quantum Networks

• DOI: 10.1109/jlt.2023.3246175
• 发表时间: 2023-08
• 期刊: Journal of Lightwave Technology
• 影响因子: 4.7
• 作者: Xiao-Jiao Duan;J. Pearse;A. Wonfor;C. White;A. Bahrami;A. Straw;Tim Edwards;R. Penty;Andrew Lord;Rupesh Kumar;Tim Spiller

Quantum key distribution integration with optical dense wavelength division multiplexing: a review

• DOI: 10.1049/iet-qtc.2019.0005
• 发表时间: 2020-07-01
• 期刊: IET QUANTUM COMMUNICATION
• 作者: Bahrami, Arash;Lord, Andrew;Spiller, Timothy
• 通讯作者: Spiller, Timothy