Second Quantum Revolution: Sensing, Computing, and Transmitting
A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 February 2026 | Viewed by 458
Special Issue Editors
Interests: RFIC; quantum gates; low frequency noise; analog electronics
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Interests: CryoCMOS for quantum computing; analog computing; ultra-low power circuits for edge-AI
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The Old Quantum Physics introduced concepts such as the quantum of action and the photon. The First Quantum Revolution saw the birth of the Quantum Mechanics that paved the way to the transistor, the laser, and the nuclear energy exploitation—inventions that deeply changed our society. The Second Quantum Revolution, currently underway, promises extremely sensitive sensors (quantum sensors), increasingly secure transmissions (quantum information), and unprecedented computing capabilities (quantum computing). The technological impact appears to be extraordinary in several fields, spanning from molecular engineering to cryptography, financial modeling, and environmental sustainability.
To improve the state of the current literature, which appears rather divided into specific sectors, the aim of this Special Issue is to collect theoretical, experimental, and technological contributions exploring the Second Quantum Revolution, with the purpose of depicting multi-disciplinary scenarios of the expected future of quantum technologies. Both original and review articles are welcome for submission. This Special Issue is focused on, but not limited to, the following topics:
- Physical implementation of qubits and quantum gates;
- Cryogenic microelectronics for qubit control and readout;
- Quantum algorithms;
- Quantum antennas;
- Quantum optics;
- Quantum clock ;
- Quantum data processing and quantum radar;
- Quantum sensing and imaging;
- Quantum cryptography and cybersecurity;
- Quantum internet;
- Quantum information theory;
- Quantum neural network .
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Mattia Borgarino
Dr. Franck Badets
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- qubit physics
- CryoCMOS
- quantum gates
- tomography
- quantum CPU
- entanglement
- fidelity
- quantum AI
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