2006 International Quantum Communications Award

This year the recipients of the Sixth International Award on Quantum Communication are:

< Theory>

1. William K. Wootters
2. Ignacio Cirac and Peter Zoller

< Experiment>

1. Philippe Grangier

Previous recipients

(1996)
C. H. Bennett, for pioneering work on quantum cryptography.
C. Helstrom, for pioneering work on signal detection and estimation theory.
A. S. Holevo, for pioneering work on mathematical foundation of quantum communications.
H. P. Yuen, for pioneering work on quantum state control of light.

(1998)
H. J. Kimble, for outstanding experimental advances in the areas of quantum measurements, cavity QED, and quantum logic.
P. Shor, for ground-breaking contributions to the field of quantum computing.

(2000)
P. Benioff, for fundamental contributions to quantum computing, especially his seminal work that first established quantum computation as a theoretical possibility.
D. Wineland/C. Monroe, for pioneering experiments demonstrating quantum information processing and quantum entanglement in a system of trapped ions.

(2002)
D. Deutsch, for fundamental contributions to quantum computing that include pioneering work on the quantum Turing machine.
S. Haroche, for fundamental contributions to quantum state generation that include pioneering work on quantum superposition.
B. Schumacher, for fundamental contributions to quantum information theory that include pioneering work on quantum data compression.

(2004)
R. Jozsa, for the contribution of pioneering work on theoretical quantum communication and quantum information theory.
P. Kumar, for the contribution of challenging work on experimental quantum communication and quantum cryptography for the real world.