Metrology for industrial quantum communication technologies
Public support
Provider
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports
Programme
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Call for proposals
FP6-2005-Energy-4
Main participants
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Contest type
RP - Co-financing of EC programme
Contract ID
MSMT-2490/2013-310
Alternative language
Project name in Czech
Metrology for industrial quantum communication technologies
Annotation in Czech
MIQC is a metrology framework that will foster development and market take up of quantum communication technologies aimed at achieving maximum impact for the European industry in this area. MIQC is focussed on Quantum Key Distribution technologies, the most advanced towards practical application. Quantum key distribution is a way of sending cryptographic keys with absolute security. It does this by exploiting the ability to encode photons with quantum states that are noticeably disturbed if an eavesdropper is present in the channel. QKD kits are available commercially and in that respect the EU is a world lead. With the internet explosion, data security is at a greater risk than ever. Bank transactions, medical record storage and transfer, IP are justsome examples of the need for data security. Faster computers also pose a threat to data encryption. These are the drivers pushing the development of QKD. However, there are currently no independent measurement standards and definitions for this industryand MIQC aims to address this.
Scientific branches
R&D category
AP - Applied research
CEP classification - main branch
JB - Sensors, detecting elements, measurement and regulation
CEP - secondary branch
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CEP - another secondary branch
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OECD FORD - equivalent branches <br>(according to the <a href="http://www.vyzkum.cz/storage/att/E6EF7938F0E854BAE520AC119FB22E8D/Prevodnik_oboru_Frascati.pdf">converter</a>)
20201 - Electrical and electronic engineering
Completed project evaluation
Provider evaluation
V - Vynikající výsledky projektu (s mezinárodním významem atd.)
Project results evaluation
The results were directly applied into the standardisation activities in ETSI and were used by the partner of project ? ID Quantiq, the leading producer of the QC systems, CMI was responsible for metrological characterisation of both low photon flux optical transmitter and receiver. results are directly applicable for keeping up high level of optical metrology for novel optical technologies in CMI
Solution timeline
Realization period - beginning
Jan 1, 2012
Realization period - end
Aug 31, 2014
Project status
U - Finished project
Latest support payment
Mar 6, 2014
Data delivery to CEP
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data delivery code
CEP15-MSM-7A-U/01:1
Data delivery date
Jul 2, 2015
Finance
Total approved costs
1,100 thou. CZK
Public financial support
1,100 thou. CZK
Other public sources
0 thou. CZK
Non public and foreign sources
0 thou. CZK