Current projects
Q-net-Q
The aim of Q-Net-Q is to integrate Quantum Key distribution (QKD) in backhaul communication networks and Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) by dedicated testbeds.
Funded by Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
Duration: March 2023 - August 2025
QuNET
Co-funded by Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
Duration: October 2019 - December 2026
QuNET+ML
The aim of the project "QuNET - Optimization of QKD networks using machine learning (QuNET+ML)" is to enable the use of quantum key distribution (QKD) in realistic network scenarios.
Funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
Duration: January 2022 – December 2024
QuNET+ProQuake
The goal of the project "Post-Processing for Quantum Key Distribution with Continuous and Discrete Variables (QuNET+ProQuake)" is the development of a platform for QKD post-processing.
Funded by Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
Duration: November 2022 - November 2025
SQuaD
The aim of the project "Schirmprojekt Quantum Communication Germany (SQuaD)" in the Innovation Hub is to establish a central point of contact for expertise and infrastructure within the scope of quantum communication in Germany.
Duration: September 2022 – December 2025
Past projects
QR.X
Co-funded by Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
Duration: August 2021 - July 2024
Dr.-Ing. Nicolas Perlot
Dr. Nino Walenta
OPEN QKD
Funded by the EU Horizon 2020 programme
The project aims at demonstrating a new use-case of quantum key distribution (QKD) for protecting the distribution of digital movie data in a real-world scenario.
OpenQKD BerlinaleQ project page
Duration: October 2021 – March 2022
Dr. Nino Walenta
QuPAD
Co-funded by Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
Duration: March 2019 - February 2021
Dr.-Ing. Nicolas Perlot
Q.Link.X
Quantum-Link-Extension
Co-funded by Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
Duration: August 2018 - July 2021
NanoPhot
Collaborative research centre 787
Co-funded by German Research Foundation (DFG)
Duration: January 2016 - December 2019
ONUBLA
Assessment of access availability of space-ground optical links.
Co-funded by European Space Agency (ESA)
Duration: July 2017 - July 2018
VALIMOS
Validation of turbulence mitigation techniques for high-data-rate optical links
Co-funded by European Space Agency (ESA)
Duration: April 2014 - December 2019
Terabit Free-Space Demo
Partner: DLR
In 2016, 1.7 Tb/s were transmitted over > 10 km through the atmosphere and 2 x 1.7 Tb/s were transmitted over 400 m at HHI in eye-safe conditions.
12 m-OCA
Type: ESA
Partner: MT Mechatronics
The objective is to reliably establish the feasibility of a
10-12 m class single-aperture optical antenna for deep-space communications within stringent financial limits and to elaborate an advanced conceptual design as a basis for its future development.