The Quantum Comms Handbook
Quantum Communication and Cryptography are transforming the way we share and secure information — but they come with a whole new set of terms to learn. This A-Z glossary is your cheat sheet to the key concepts shaping the field!
- a Algorithm
- a Atom
- b BB84 protocol
- b Bell state measurement
- b Bell’s theorem
- b Bit
- c Classical noise
- c Clutter state
- c Coherence
- c CV QKD
- d Dark count rate
- d Decoherence
- d Decoy state protocol
- d DI QKD
- d DI QRNGs
- d Double-slit experiment
- d DV QKD
- e Ekert protocol
- e Electron
- e Entanglement
- f Fidelity
- f Fock state
- g Generation efficiency
- h Hashing
- i Interference
- j Jitter
- k Key generation
- l Long distance quantum communication
- m Measurement-DI QKD
- n No-cloning theorem
- n Non-classical (quantum) light
- n Non-deterministic
- p Photon
- p Photon number statistics
- p Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC)
- p Post-quantum cryptography
- q QKD Quantum Key Distribution
- q Quantum algorithm
- q Quantum communication
- q Quantum dot
- q Quantum memory
- q Quantum network
- q Quantum repeater
- q Quantum teleportation
- q Quantum-safe cryptography
- q Qubit
- r Random number generator
- r RSA
- s Satellite quantum communication
- s Shor’s algorithm
- s Single-photon detector
- s Single-photon source
- s Superposition
- t Tunnelling
- u Uncertainty principle
- w Wavefunction
- z Zeno effect