Richard Hughes send along a call for contributed papers for the Quantum Communications Symposium at CLEO2011:
Call for contributed papers: Quantum Communications Symposium, CLEO2011
1-6 May, 2011, Baltimore, MD
http://www.cleoconference.org/
Deadline for submissions: December 2, 2010 at 1700GMT
Dear Colleagues,
Tom Chapuran (Telcordia), Norbert Lutkenhaus (Waterloo), Iain McKinnie (Kapteyn Murnane Labs) and I are organizing a Quantum Communications Symposium at CLEO2011: http://www.cleoconference.org/conference_program/symposia.aspx
We are close to finalizing an outstanding line-up of invited talks from internationally-leading quantum communications researchers. At this time we are issuing a call for contributed papers to the symposium: please consider submitting your latest quantum communications research results at: http://www.cleoconference.org/submissions/Electronic_Submissions.aspx
To have your contribution considered for the symposium, please submit it to one of the following subcommittees:
CLEO:QELS – Fundamental Science 2: Quantum Science, Engineering and Technology;
CLEO: Science & Innovations 12: Lightwave Communications and Optical Networks;
CLEO: Applications & Technology 3: Government & National Science, Security & Standards Applications
no later than 1700GMT December 2, 2010.
Thanks,
Richard Hughes
Physics Division, LANL
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Quantum Communications Symposium description:
Quantum communications is a rich interdisciplinary field encompassing fundamental science, innovative technologies, and a broad range of potential applications to computing, cryptography, and networking. Since the first experiments two decades ago, the transmission of quantum states has been extended to ranges of hundreds of kilometers, in optical fiber and in free space. Novel optical networking techniques have been developed to enable scalable communications among large numbers of users. Investigations of entanglement, teleportation, and other uniquely quantum phenomena have provided fundamental insights into the quantum world, while also laying critical groundwork for the development of quantum repeaters. Theoretical research has led to the emergence of wholly new cryptographic paradigms and applications, such as quantum key distribution, quantum secure identification and quantum secret sharing, whose security assurances are rooted in the laws of physics. Large-scale quantum communications testbeds have been demonstrated in recent years in several countries, and commercial standards activities are underway. The symposium will highlight the latest research results across the broad spectrum of quantum communications topics from fundamental science to practical applications. It will provide an overview of quantum communications in optical fiber networks and free-space, including the underlying science, components and technology impacting systems, networks, and field trials, with invited presentations from leading research groups around the world.
Organizers:
Thomas Chapuran, Telcordia
Richard Hughes, Los Alamos National Lab
Norbert Lütkenhaus, Univ. of Waterloo
Iain McKinnie, Kapteyn Murnane Labs
CLEO2011 blog:
http://cleoqels2010.blogspot.com/