Table of contents

Quantum Communication

From first principles and landmark papers to quantum networks and frontier research

Read each section in order. Every title can be opened as a TheoryTrace document.

• Cover
• Copyright
• How to read this book
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: The Historical Arc of Quantum Communication
• Chapter 2: Mathematical Foundations for Quantum Information
• Chapter 3: Qubits, Qudits, Continuous Variables, and Physical Encodings
• Chapter 4: Quantum Entanglement as a Communication Resource
• Chapter 5: Classical and Quantum Channels
• Chapter 6: Information-Theoretic Limits
• Chapter 7: Landmark Protocols: Superdense Coding and Quantum Teleportation
• Chapter 8: Quantum Key Distribution I: BB84 and Prepare-and-Measure Security
• Chapter 9: Quantum Key Distribution II: Entanglement-Based, Decoy-State, and Measurement-Device-Independent Protocols
• Chapter 10: Device-Independent and Semi-Device-Independent Quantum Communication
• Chapter 11: Continuous-Variable Quantum Communication
• Chapter 12: Optical Hardware and Experimental Platforms
• Chapter 13: Noise, Loss, Decoherence, and Error Models
• Chapter 14: Quantum Error Correction for Communication
• Chapter 15: Entanglement Distillation and Quantum Repeaters
• Chapter 16: Fundamental Bounds on Long-Distance Quantum Communication
• Chapter 17: Satellite, Free-Space, and Global-Scale Quantum Communication
• Chapter 18: Quantum Networks and the Quantum Internet
• Chapter 19: Security Proofs and Composable Cryptography
• Chapter 20: Advanced Quantum Communication Protocols
• Chapter 21: Experimental Milestones and High-Impact Papers
• Chapter 22: Frontier Research and Open Problems
• Conclusion