Advances in quantum cryptography

S Pirandola, UL Andersen, L Banchi… - Advances in optics …, 2020 - opg.optica.org
Quantum cryptography is arguably the fastest growing area in quantum information science.
Novel theoretical protocols are designed on a regular basis, security proofs are constantly …

Secure quantum key distribution with realistic devices

F Xu, X Ma, Q Zhang, HK Lo, JW Pan - Reviews of modern physics, 2020 - APS
In principle, quantum key distribution (QKD) offers information-theoretic security based on
the laws of physics. In practice, however, the imperfections of realistic devices might …

[HTML][HTML] Practical continuous-variable quantum key distribution with composable security

N Jain, HM Chin, H Mani, C Lupo, DS Nikolic… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
A quantum key distribution (QKD) system must fulfill the requirement of universal
composability to ensure that any cryptographic application (using the QKD system) is also …

Continuous‐variable quantum key distribution with Gaussian modulation—the theory of practical implementations

F Laudenbach, C Pacher, CHF Fung… - Advanced Quantum …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Quantum key distribution (QKD) using weak coherent states and homodyne detection is a
promising candidate for practical quantum‐cryptographic implementations due to its …

Quantum key distribution secured optical networks: A survey

P Sharma, A Agrawal, V Bhatia… - IEEE Open Journal …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Increasing incidents of cyber attacks and evolution of quantum computing poses challenges
to secure existing information and communication technologies infrastructure. In recent …

Experimental demonstration of high-rate discrete-modulated continuous-variable quantum key distribution system

Y Pan, H Wang, Y Shao, Y Pi, Y Li, B Liu, W Huang… - Optics Letters, 2022 - opg.optica.org
A high-rate continuous-variable quantum key distribution (CV-QKD) system based on high-
order discrete modulation is experimentally investigated. With the help of the novel system …

[HTML][HTML] Continuous-variable quantum key distribution system: Past, present, and future

Y Zhang, Y Bian, Z Li, S Yu, H Guo - Applied Physics Reviews, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Quantum key distribution provides secure keys with information-theoretic security ensured
by the principle of quantum mechanics. The continuous-variable version of quantum key …

[HTML][HTML] Sub-Gbps key rate four-state continuous-variable quantum key distribution within metropolitan area

H Wang, Y Li, Y Pi, Y Pan, Y Shao, L Ma… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
Continuous-variable quantum key distribution (CVQKD) has potential advantages of high
secret key rate, which is very suitable for high-speed metropolitan network application …

High-speed Gaussian-modulated continuous-variable quantum key distribution with a local local oscillator based on pilot-tone-assisted phase compensation

H Wang, Y Pi, W Huang, Y Li, Y Shao, J Yang, J Liu… - Optics express, 2020 - opg.optica.org
A high-speed Gaussian-modulated continuous-variable quantum key distribution (CVQKD)
with a local local oscillator (LLO) is experimentally demonstrated based on pilot-tone …

[HTML][HTML] Demonstration of high-speed and low-complexity continuous variable quantum key distribution system with local local oscillator

S Ren, S Yang, A Wonfor, I White, R Penty - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
We present an experimental demonstration of the feasibility of the first 20+ Mb/s Gaussian
modulated coherent state continuous variable quantum key distribution system with a locally …