Overview

• RoQNET is an experimental 11-mile quantum communications network linking University of Rochester and RIT, operating at room temperature over existing fiber-optic infrastructure.
• The network leverages integrated quantum photonic chips for quantum light generation and solid-state quantum memory nodes, setting it apart from other quantum systems.
• Researchers aim to replace bulky and expensive superconducting-nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs) to improve scalability and practicality.
• Plans are underway to extend RoQNET to additional research facilities in New York, including Brookhaven National Lab, Stony Brook University, and New York University.
• The initiative demonstrates the potential of quantum communications to revolutionize secure data transfer by utilizing the no-cloning theorem and distributed quantum entanglement.