Optical metrology for quantum-enhanced secure telecommunication

Provider

Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports

Programme

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Call for proposals

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Main participants

Český metrologický institut

Contest type

M2 - International cooperation

Contract ID

14IND05

Project name in Czech

Optical metrology for quantum-enhanced secure telecommunication

Annotation in Czech

Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) is essentially the generation of perfectly secure random keys between two parties that communicate by an open quantum channel. This enables the parties to establish a secret key from short pre-shared secret and public exchanges, something which has never been shown to be possible with classical, non-quantum means. With increasing amounts of data being transmitted and stored online, there is an increasing need to secure that data. Researchers in the field consider QKD as the only truly secure key distribution technology (except secret courier) since it is secured by the laws of physics. Interestingly, conventional asymmetrical cryptography, which is almost exclusively used for key distribution today, could be rendered insecure by the advent of extremely powerful computers, including quantum computers, or new mathematical insights [1-3].

R&D category

ZV - Basic research

CEP classification - main branch

BH - Optics, masers and lasers

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>)

10306 - Optics (including laser optics and quantum optics)

Provider evaluation

U - Uspěl podle zadání (s publikovanými či patentovanými výsledky atd.)

Project results evaluation

Following the condition that the candidate of financial contribution was evaluated and afterwards selected by international provider in accordance with the rules of the program the Ministry of Education, Youth ans Sports does not realize the evaluation of project results. The project is evaluated only after its approval by an international provider.

Realization period - beginning

Jun 1, 2015

Realization period - end

May 31, 2018

Project status

U - Finished project

Latest support payment

Feb 15, 2018

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Data delivery code

CEP19-MSM-8B-U/01:1

Data delivery date

Jun 18, 2019

Total approved costs

4,845 thou. CZK

Public financial support

2,541 thou. CZK

Other public sources

0 thou. CZK

Non public and foreign sources

2,305 thou. CZK