Quantum internet and quantum networks webinars

Our quantum webinar series brings together three in-depth sessions, each focusing on a distinct aspect of the quantum internet and quantum networks. There are three separate webinars and on this page you can discover them all.

The series includes:

• Quantum internet enabled by space
• Bridging Frontiers: Interfacing platforms for a global quantum internet
• Quantum network interconnects and heterogeneous quantum communication networks

Quantum internet enabled by space

Quantum computing and networking are key to solving complex challenges. Discover how TNO is working towards a global quantum internet, including space‑based connectivity.

In this webinar Gustavo Castro do Amaral will present a framework proposing the best possible route (ground/space/hybrid) to achieve the highest entanglement distribution rate between two given cities in Europe. The presentation will be followed by an open Q&A session, hosted by Charlotte Postma.

Highlights:

• Quantum repeaters allows transmission of entanglement over long distances.
• Satellites are beneficial for quantum communication over long distance, even taking into account the weather.
• A hybrid ground / space network features the best performance over long distance, and a switch in every city is needed to optimize the route in real time between fiber and satellites.

Bridging Frontiers: Interfacing platforms for a global quantum internet

How can quantum networks be improved and support more use cases? This webinar explores the integration of space and ground links, platform interfacing, and the challenges shaping the future global quantum internet.

In this webinar Gustavo Castro do Amaral dives into the foundational components of quantum networks. He explores different types of quantum systems composing the quantum repeater: different sources, different memories, their respective benefits and drawbacks, and he concludes on leveraging their variety to serve a wider range of use cases.

Highlights:

• The end goal is to increase performance and serve a wide variety of use cases.
• To achieve this goal, a future quantum internet will require:
  • Hybridizing space and ground links
  • Mixing different types of platforms
• It is challenging to combine different quantum systems because they have different physical properties
• And complexity increases when adding the space channel into the picture
• Interfacing will be a very attractive topic for future research.

Quantum network interconnects and heterogeneous quantum communication networks

As multiple physical platforms and encoding schemes evolve in parallel, today’s and tomorrow’s quantum networks face a key challenge: supporting heterogeneous, modular systems even when platforms are not inherently compatible. Central to this challenge is the ability to distribute and interconnect optical entangled states across different processing platforms.

In this exclusive TNO webinar, we explore the role of quantum network interconnects: the technology that bridges platforms and underpins future quantum network generations.

Highlights:

• The design principles behind heterogeneous quantum communication networks;
• the most promising interconnect solutions;
• and the practical steps toward implementation and deployment.