Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Free-space high-dimensional quantum communication equipment investment
Agreement Number:
947400
Agreement Value:
$1,977,000.00
Agreement Date:
Jan 9, 2020 - Mar 31, 2021
Description:
Secure communication is essential for stability of Canada’s finance and health sectors, as well as Canada’s defense and security organizations. Existing secure communication protocols are vulnerable to the advances in quantum computing. Moreover, transmitting carefully crafted quantum states of photons offers a suite of solutions for secure communication that are immune to adversaries with the ability to perform quantum computation. Secure key distribution between two or more parties in a network is one of the most studied subjects in classical and quantum communications for sharing secure messages. Foundational progress in quantum information processing is necessary to eliminate technical challenges associated with quantum network security. This project involves the acquisition of equipment to build a multi-channel, free space quantum security platform to complete research on quantum communications in real-world conditions and will establish research equipment which will allow researchers to explore fundamental features of high-dimensional quantum information processing in laboratory scale.
Organization:
National Research Council Canada
Expected Results:
In the short term, anticipated outcomes will be strengthened collaborations across industry, academia, and government to support research excellence. In the medium term, anticipated outcomes will be the development of new and potentially disruptive technologies with collaborators. In the long term, find collaborative solutions to public policy challenges and create stronger innovation systems.
Location:
Ottawa, Ontario, CA K1N 6N5
Reference Number:
172-2019-2020-Q4-947400
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
119278877
Recipient Type:
Academia
Additional Information:
This agreement has been amended 1 time(s). The total amended value is -175,000 dollars.
Recipient's Operating Name:
University of Ottawa
Recipient's Legal Name:
University of Ottawa
Federal Riding Name:
Ottawa–Vanier
Federal Riding Number:
35078
Program:
Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
Program Purpose:
Collaborate on multiparty research and development programs to catalyze transformative, high-risk, high-reward research with the potential for game-changing scientific discoveries and technological breakthroughs in priority areas.
NAICS Code:
541710