From Oxford to Japan: Wolfson RF Helps Launch Next-Generation Quantum Network Initiative

Earlier this year, Wolfson was delighted to hear that RF, Dr Gabriel Araneda is a co-principal investigator on a newly funded UK-Japan research project to develop the next generation of quantum networks, an important step towards the future quantum internet and large-scale quantum computing.

The international collaboration brings together leading universities, research institutes and industry partners from the UK and Japan, securing £1.8 million for the UK teams, with matching support in Japan through the Japan-UK Joint Call for Quantum Technologies for Innovation.

Dr Araneda leads Oxford’s work package on Scalable Quantum Network Infrastructure, focusing on the hardware needed to connect quantum processors using light. This research will develop technologies to reliably link trapped-ion quantum devices over long distances, a key building block for future quantum networks.

By combining the UK’s strengths in ion-trap quantum computing and secure quantum protocols with Japan’s expertise in long-distance quantum communication and network simulation, the project aims to design scalable and secure quantum network architectures for real-world applications.

Wolfson congratulates Dr Araneda on this significant international collaboration and wishes him every success with the project.

To learn more about the project, please click here.