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Thomas Jennewein

Thomas Jennewein

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
64
Citations
19606
World Ranking
1606
National Ranking
70

Overview

Thomas Jennewein is affiliated with the University of Waterloo in Canada. The primary fields of their research encompass Physics and Astronomy, Computer Science, and Engineering, with a specialization in subfields such as Artificial Intelligence, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Instrumentation, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's work focuses extensively on Quantum Information and Cryptography, Quantum Mechanics and Applications, Quantum Optics and Atomic Interactions, Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies, Photonic and Optical Devices, Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture, and Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Jennewein include:

  • "Advances in space quantum communications," 2021, IET Quantum Communication
  • "The deep space quantum link: prospective fundamental physics experiments using long-baseline quantum optics," 2022, EPJ Quantum Technology
  • "Talbot effect of orbital angular momentum lattices with single photons," 2020, Physical review. A/Physical review, A
  • "Repeated radiation damage and thermal annealing of avalanche photodiodes," 2021, EPJ Quantum Technology
  • "QKD terminal for Canada's Quantum Encryption and Science Satellite (QEYSSat)," 2021, International Conference on Space Optics - ICSO 2020

Some frequent co-authors collaborating with Jennewein include:

  • Ramy Tannous
  • Youn Seok Lee
  • Brendon L. Higgins
  • Alexander Ling
  • Katanya B. Kuntz

Jennewein publishes regularly in venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), EPJ Quantum Technology, Optics Express, Physical review. A/Physical review, A, and the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. These platforms have seen multiple contributions from Jennewein, reflecting a research output distributed across foundational and applied topics in quantum science and engineering.

Best Publications

  • Entanglement-based quantum communication over 144km

    R. Ursin;F. Tiefenbacher;F. Tiefenbacher;T. Schmitt-Manderbach;H. Weier

  • Quantum cryptography with entangled photons

    Thomas Jennewein;Christoph Simon;Gregor Weihs;Harald Weinfurter

  • Free-Space distribution of entanglement and single photons over 144 km

    R. Ursin;F. Tiefenbacher;T. Schmitt-Manderbach;H. Weier

  • Quantum teleportation over 143 kilometres using active feed-forward

    Xiao-Song Ma;Xiao-Song Ma;Xiao-Song Ma;Thomas Herbst;Thomas Herbst;Thomas Scheidl;Daqing Wang

  • Simplifying quantum logic using higher-dimensional Hilbert spaces

    Benjamin P. Lanyon;Marco Barbieri;Marcelo P. Almeida;Thomas Jennewein;Thomas Jennewein

  • A fast and compact quantum random number generator

    Thomas Jennewein;Ulrich Achleitner;Gregor Weihs;Harald Weinfurter

  • A wavelength-tunable fiber-coupled source of narrowband entangled photons.

    Alessandro Fedrizzi;Thomas Herbst;Andreas Poppe;Thomas Jennewein

  • Experimental quantum cryptography with qutrits

    Simon Gröblacher;Thomas Jennewein;Alipasha Vaziri;Gregor Weihs

  • High-speed linear optics quantum computing using active feed-forward

    Robert Prevedel;Philip Walther;Philip Walther;Felix Tiefenbacher;Felix Tiefenbacher;Pascal Böhi;Pascal Böhi

  • Longer-baseline telescopes using quantum repeaters

    Daniel Gottesman;Thomas Jennewein;Sarah Croke

  • Communications: quantum teleportation across the Danube.

    Rupert Ursin;Thomas Jennewein;Thomas Jennewein;Markus Aspelmeyer;Rainer Kaltenbaek

  • Experimental nonlocality proof of quantum teleportation and entanglement swapping.

    Thomas Jennewein;Gregor Weihs;Jian-Wei Pan;Anton Zeilinger

  • Experimental Quantum Cryptography with Qutrits

    Simon Groeblacher;Thomas Jennewein;Alipasha Vaziri;Gregor Weihs

  • Experimental delayed-choice entanglement swapping

    Xiao-song Ma;Xiao-song Ma;Stefan Zotter;Stefan Zotter;Johannes Kofler;Rupert Ursin

  • Violation of local realism with freedom of choice

    Thomas Scheidl;Rupert Ursin;Johannes Kofler;Johannes Kofler;Sven Ramelow;Sven Ramelow

  • Concentration of higher dimensional entanglement: qutrits of photon orbital angular momentum.

    Alipasha Vaziri;Jian-Wei Pan;Thomas Jennewein;Gregor Weihs

  • Practical quantum key distribution with polarization entangled photons

    A. Poppe;A. Fedrizzi;R. Ursin;H. R. Böhm

  • Long-distance quantum communication with entangled photons using satellites

    M. Aspelmeyer;T. Jennewein;M. Pfennigbauer;W.R. Leeb

  • Experimental verification of the feasibility of a quantum channel between space and Earth

    Paolo Villoresi;T. Jennewein;F. Tamburini;M. Aspelmeyer;M. Aspelmeyer

  • Long-distance free-space distribution of quantum entanglement

    Markus Aspelmeyer;Hannes R. Böhm;Tsewang Gyatso;Thomas Jennewein

  • A strong loophole-free test of local realism

    Lynden K. Shalm;Evan Meyer-Scott;Bradley G. Christensen;Peter Bierhorst

Frequent Co-Authors

Anton Zeilinger
Anton Zeilinger University of Vienna
Markus Aspelmeyer
Markus Aspelmeyer University of Vienna
Raymond Laflamme
Raymond Laflamme University of Waterloo
Harald Weinfurter
Harald Weinfurter Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Alberto Tosi
Alberto Tosi Polytechnic University of Milan
Valerio Pruneri
Valerio Pruneri Institute of Photonic Sciences
Jian-Wei Pan
Jian-Wei Pan University of Science and Technology of China
Juan P. Torres
Juan P. Torres Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Francesco Marsili
Francesco Marsili Facebook (United States)
Richard P. Mirin
Richard P. Mirin National Institute of Standards and Technology

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