Quantum Security in a quantum world and the role of integrated photonics

By Spiros Mikroulis, SMART Photonics

The rise of Quantum computing brings the need for another quantum technology, quantum security. A quantum computer can break public-key cryptography based on factoring algorithms. How close are we to a quantum apocalypse? Is there an actual need to immediately invest on a Quantum secure future? If this is the case, how technologies like QKD can target mass market? QKD needs certification, standardization, and last but definitely not least, miniaturization. Integrated Photonics can pave the way to a high-volume production, without compromising on the performance, and can definitely be the low cost enabler of quantum technology in standard communication networking scenarios. The current landscape and challenges will be addressed and there will be a discussion on the current commercialization opportunities.