Quantum illumination represents one of the most interesting examples of quantum technologies. On the one hand, it can find significant applications; on the other hand, it is one of the few quantum protocols robust against noise and losses. Here we present a short summary of the history of this quantum protocol.
@article{arxiv.2512.15415,
title = {A short history of Quantum Illumination},
author = {Marco Genovese and Ivano Ruo-Berchera},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.15415},
year = {2026}
}