Advances in Quantum Sensing and Quantum Communication
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Optical Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: on-chip quantum information processing; integrated optics; quantum sensing; quantum machine learning
Interests: continuous variable quantum information processing; quantum sensing; quantum communication; quantum computing; quantum experiments on silicon photonic chips
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Recent advances in quantum technologies have brought transformative progress in sensing, communication, and information processing. Quantum sensing leverages nonclassical states of light and matter—such as entanglement and squeezing—to achieve sensitivities and precisions beyond classical limits. Meanwhile, quantum communication exploits the fundamental principles of quantum mechanics to ensure secure information transfer and enable the development of quantum networks and the quantum internet. This Special Issue aims to gather recent theoretical and experimental breakthroughs in these rapidly developing fields. This Special Issue focuses on recent theoretical and experimental advances in quantum sensing, including novel sensing protocols, quantum-enhanced metrology, integrated and scalable sensing architectures, and hybrid systems that combine light and matter. Submissions addressing networked or communication-assisted quantum sensing are also welcome. The aim is to highlight emerging trends, identify technological challenges, and promote interdisciplinary research toward practical quantum-enhanced measurement systems.
Dr. Wei Wang
Dr. Sijin Li
Dr. Yanbo Lou
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- quantum sensing
- quantum metrology
- entanglement-enhanced measurement
- quantum photonics
- quantum networks
- quantum communication
- integrated quantum sensors
- hybrid quantum systems
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