Clavis 2 QKD Platform

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The Clavis2 system is a research platform for Quantum Key Distribution (QKD). It provides the basic framework required to implement a QKD protocol with fully controllable parameters. The Clavis2 system is the most flexible product of its kind on the market. It is focused towards research into quantum cryptography while other such equipment focuses on commercial applications. It is fully programmable thus providing the flexibility to diversify research output, extending it to general Quantum information Processes and Communication.

Contact Person/s

Name: Prof Francesco Petruccione
Phone: +27 31-260-2770
Email: petruccione@ukzn.ac.za

Grantholder

Title: Prof
First Name: Francesco
Last Name: Petruccione
Phone: +27 31-260-2770
Email: Petruccione@ukzn.ac.za

Locations

Agricultural Research Council	North West University	University of Johannesburg
Cape Penninsula University of Technology	Oceanographic Research Institute	University of KwaZulu-Natal
Central University of Technology	Rhodes University	University of Limpopo
Centre for Proteomics and Genomics Research	Sefako Makgato Health Sciences University	University of Pretoria
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)	South African Astronomical Observatory	University of South Africa
Durban University of Technology	South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON)	University of the Free State
Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory (HartRAO)	South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB)	University of the Western Cape
iThemba LABS	South African National Space Agency (SANSA)	University of the Witwatersrand
Mintek	South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (NECSA)	University of Venda
National Institute for Communicable Diseases	Stellenbosch University	University of Zululand
National Museum	Tshwane University of Technology	Vaal University of Technology
National Zoological Gardens	University of Cape Town	Walter Sisulu University
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University	University of Fort Hare