ECE 543

Quantum Communications and Quantum Networks

Course Level

Graduate

Units

3

Enrollment Requirements

None

Course Description

The course starts with basic concepts from classical detection theory, information theory, and channel coding fundamentals. To make the course self-contained, an overview of basic principles of quantum mechanics including state vectors, operators, density operators, measurements, and dynamics of a quantum system is provided next. The course continues with fundamental principles of quantum information processing, basic quantum gates, no-cloning theorem, and theorem on indistinguishability of arbitrary quantum states. The next topic in the course is related to the quantum information theory, quantum detection and Gaussian quantum information theories, quantum communication, and quantum key distribution (QKD). The focus of the course is then moved to the quantum networking. The course continues with quantum metrology and quantum sensing.