May 30 2006
TheUniversity of Melbourne已经宣布了一项耗资900万美元的国际合资企业，以基于量子密码学的反蒸发技术商业化。
The venture links the Quantum Communications Victoria (QCV) program in the University’s School of Physics with world leading quantum communication production and commercialisation companies, MaqiQ Technologies, Qucor Pty Ltd and Silicon Graphics Inc.
School of Physics scientist and QCV CEO Dr Shane Huntington says the new technology uses a unique diamond-based device that can produce a single photon of light, opening the way to being able to detect eavesdroppers and stop highly sensitive information being intercepted or stolen.
He says the joint venture began after QCV was awarded $3.3m as part of a Strategic Technology Initiative grant from the Department of Innovation Industry and Regional Development to further develop the technology.
墨尔本大学技术对需要用总安全性传达敏感信息的金融机构，安全机构，政府和个人具有广泛的影响。
“Eavesdropping is a global problem which causes huge financial losses for security agencies. There is a critical need for Australia to keep up with the rest of the world in internet security,” says Dr Huntington.
他说，根据联邦调查局（FBI）的说法，通过互联网传递的关键信息违反了全球范围内数百万美元的损失。
“当前的通信系统不是万无一失的。黑客或窃听者可以从光纤中提取信息，而无需任何用户意识到窃听。
“The challenge has been to completely remove all avenues of interception by eavesdroppers.”
Dr Huntington says QCV scientists have also been awarded new funding in a Commonwealth Government International Science Linkages Grant of $480 000 from the Department of Education Science and Training to develop QCV’s diamond-based technology in a collaboration with researchers in USA and Germany.
“This additional grant enhances the research base of the QCV program. In particular, it will help us to find infrared sources of single photons appropriate for the world’s telecommunication networks.”
他说，澳大利亚量子技术商业化方面的国际合作“将有助于启动全球量子通信行业”。
维多利亚州政府建立的QCV计划旨在在未来三年内为行业提供原型单光子来源。
亨廷顿博士说：“在州和联邦政府以及我们的新国际和澳大利亚合作者的支持下，墨尔本大学正在领先于从理论到现实的量子技术。”
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