Important announcement

Dear visitor,

Please note that this OpenCourseWare platform will be replaced at the end of 2026 by a new platform (under the same url ocw.tudelft.nl).

Courses and their contents that are currently available the platform will partly be migrated. URL’s for this content will change and content might be unavailable for some time. In addition, some courses will not be available anymore.

If you are linking to specific courses on this platform (for instance for your students), please take timely measures to avoid problems with access. Possible actions are:

  • Download the materials to your local platform (laptop, server)
  • For educators only (including TU Delft lecturers): Contact us at ocw@tudelft.nl and inform us what course you are using in what context (institute, program, period of use, number of students). We will research (in collaboration with the authors of the course) and decide if we will migrate the course, and if yes, can supply you with a new url.

Thank you.

1.2.2 Introducing the quantum internet

Course subject(s) Module 1. The Quantum Internet and Quantum Computers: How Will They Change the World?

The quantum internet is now in a similar stage as the classical internet in the 1960’s. In half a decade the internet gained a huge role in our daily life.

It is not a matter of science anymore: a large community has been and still is working on how we can use the internet in our daily communication.

Stephanie will give an introduction to the exciting field of quantum internet.

Note: This video was also used for promotional means and includes a call to action for potential participants. 

Main Takeaways

  • Bringing a scientific concept from universities to society requires effort from academia and industry and now we see the first footsteps being made.
  • In 2020 QuTech is aiming to have a small quantum node network, which might become the first quantum internet on earth.
  • A quantum internet enables us to send qubits from one node to another. This allows us to create entanglement between any two points.
  • Entanglement is inherently private.
Creative Commons License
Quantum Internet and quantum computers how will they change the world I by TU Delft OpenCourseWare is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Based on a work at https://ocw.tudelft.nl/courses/quantum-internet-quantum-computers-will-change-world/
Back to top
[sg_popup id=6]