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Towards European standards for quantum technologies

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van Deventer, Oskar, Spethmann, Nicolas, Loeffler, Marius, Amoretti, Michele, van den Brink, Rob, Bruno, Natalia, Comi, Paolo, Farrugia, Noel, Gramegna, Marco, Jenet, Andreas, Kassenberg, Ben, Kozlowski, Wojciech, Länger, Thomas, Lindstrom, Tobias, Martin, Vicente, Neumann, Niels, Papadopoulos, Homer, Pascazio, Saverio, Peev, Momtchil, Pitwon, Richard, Rol, M. Adriaan, Traina, Paolo, Venderbosch, Pim, Wilhelm-Mauch, Frank K.·2022·EPJ Quantum Technology
DOI 10.1140/epjqt/s40507-022-00150-1
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The Second Quantum Revolution facilitates the engineering of new classes of sensors, communication technologies, and computers with unprecedented capabilities. Supply chains for quantum technologies are emerging, some focused on commercially available components for enabling technologies and/or quantum-technologies research infrastructures, others with already higher technology-readiness levels, near to the market. In 2018, the European Commission has launched its large-scale and long-term Quantum Flagship research initiative to support and foster the creation and development of a competitive European quantum technologies industry, as well as the consolidation and expansion of leadership and excellence in European quantum technology research. One of the measures to achieve an accelerated development and uptake has been identified by the Quantum Flagship in its Strategic Research Agenda: The promotion of coordinated, dedicated standardisation and certification efforts. Standardisation is indeed of paramount importance to facilitate the growth of new technologies, and the development of efficient and effective supply chains. The harmonisation of technologies, methodologies, and interfaces enables interoperable products, innovation, and competition, all leading to structuring and hence growth of markets. As quantum technologies mature, the time has come to start thinking about further standardisation needs. This article presents insights on standardisation for quantum technologies from the perspective of the CEN-CENELEC Focus Group on Quantum Technologies (FGQT), which was established in June 2020 to coordinate and support the development of standards relevant for European industry and research.

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Figure 4 One of the central nodes in the Madrid QKD testbed, showing several QKD systems by different vendors in an equipment rack (Courtesy Vicente Martín, UPM Madrid)
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van Deventer, O., Spethmann, N., Loeffler, M., Amoretti, M., van den Brink, R., Bruno, N., Comi, P., Farrugia, N., Gramegna, M., Jenet, A., Kassenberg, B., Kozlowski, W., Länger, T., Lindstrom, T., Martin, V., Neumann, N., Papadopoulos, H., Pascazio, S., Peev, M., Pitwon, R., Rol, M. A., Traina, P., Venderbosch, P., & Wilhelm-Mauch, F. K.
Affiliations
  • Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (NL)
  • Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (DE)
  • University of Parma (IT)
  • National Institute of Optics (IT)
  • Italtel (Italy) (IT)
  • University of Malta (MT)
  • Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica (IT)
  • European Commission (BE)
  • QuTech (NL)
  • ID Quantique (Switzerland) (CH)
  • National Centre of Scientific Research "Demokritos" (GR)
  • Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (IT)
  • Huawei Technologies (Germany) (DE)
Corresponding author
van Deventer, Oskar
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Venue
EPJ Quantum Technology
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2022-11-29
Volume
9
Issue
1
Pages
33
ISSN
  • 2196-0763 (ISSN-L)
  • 2662-4400
DOI
10.1140/epjqt/s40507-022-00150-1
OpenAlex
W4221165962
Cited by
52
References
1
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3.13
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Language
en
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  • EPJ Quantum Technology (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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  • CINECA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (University of Bari Aldo Moro) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • HAL (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Research Repository (Delft University of Technology) (submittedVersion)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
Funders
  • Horizon 2020 QFlag-CSA (820350)
  • Stichting Quantum Delta Netherlands (Groeifonds)
  • HEU QUCATS-CSA (101070193)
  • Horizon Europe StandICT.eu 2023 (951972)
  • Horizon 2020 Qombs (820419)
  • Horizon 2020 QUANGO (101004341)
  • EMPIR MeTISQ (19NRM06)
  • EMPIR QADeT (20IND05)
  • EMPIR Quantum (19NET02)
  • UK National Quantum Technologies Programme (UK department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS))
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Quantum Information and Cryptography
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Quality and Management Systems
Keywords
quantum technologies, standardization, certification, technology supply chains, interoperability, second quantum revolution

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