Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) enables the use of truly unhackable encryption and will be an essential part of cybersecurity in the emerging quantum computing age.
However, this technology today is costly and complex to implement and manage, limiting its use to only the richest corporations, governments and defence applications.
To ensure equal access to secure communications, Photon IP has created NARWHAL, a quantum-ready, high-performance, dual polarization 100G miniaturized engine on a single chip, Quantum System on Chip (QSoC).
This project aims to develop a breakthrough technology at a low cost and compatibility with current and future optical communication infrastructures.
Thanks to its unique and disruptive proposal, Photon IP achieved EIC Transition support under its Challenge call (a 2022 EIC Transition Challenge, “EIC Transition Challenge: Process and system integration of clean energy technologies”).
