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
Quantenrepeater (QR.N)
In an increasingly networked world, the security and reliability of IT infrastructure is of central importance. Cyberattacks, espionage and IT sabotage threaten our critical systems and the stability of free societies on a daily basis. This is precisely where the Quantum Repeater.Net (QR.N) research project comes in: The aim is to lay the foundations for a new era of highly secure communication networks based on quantum physics principles.
Funded by the BMBF
Projektpage of Quantenrepeater.Net
Duration: January 2025 - December 2027
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.