Micius quantum experiments in space

CY Lu, Y Cao, CZ Peng, JW Pan - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2022 - APS
Quantum theory has been successfully validated in numerous laboratory experiments. But
would such a theory, which effectively describes the behavior of microscopic physical …

The evolution of quantum key distribution networks: On the road to the qinternet

Y Cao, Y Zhao, Q Wang, J Zhang… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Quantum key distribution (QKD) constitutes a symmetric secret key negotiation protocol
capable of maintaining information-theoretic security. Given the recent advances in QKD …

An integrated space-to-ground quantum communication network over 4,600 kilometres

YA Chen, Q Zhang, TY Chen, WQ Cai, SK Liao… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Quantum key distribution (QKD), has the potential to enable secure communication and
information transfer. In the laboratory, the feasibility of point-to-point QKD is evident from the …

Experimental quantum key distribution certified by Bell's theorem

DP Nadlinger, P Drmota, BC Nichol, G Araneda… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Cryptographic key exchange protocols traditionally rely on computational conjectures such
as the hardness of prime factorization to provide security against eavesdropping attacks …

Breaking the rate-loss bound of quantum key distribution with asynchronous two-photon interference

YM Xie, YS Lu, CX Weng, XY Cao, ZY Jia, Y Bao… - PRX Quantum, 2022 - APS
Twin-field quantum key distribution can overcome the secret key capacity of repeaterless
quantum key distribution via single-photon interference. However, to compensate for the …

Experimental quantum communication overcomes the rate-loss limit without global phase tracking

L Zhou, J Lin, YM Xie, YS Lu, Y Jing, HL Yin, Z Yuan - Physical Review Letters, 2023 - APS
Secure key rate (SKR) of point-point quantum key distribution (QKD) is fundamentally
bounded by the rate-loss limit. Recent breakthrough of twin-field (TF) QKD can overcome …

Entanglement-based secure quantum cryptography over 1,120 kilometres

J Yin, YH Li, SK Liao, M Yang, Y Cao, L Zhang, JG Ren… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract Quantum key distribution (QKD),–is a theoretically secure way of sharing secret
keys between remote users. It has been demonstrated in a laboratory over a coiled optical …

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 …

Security in quantum cryptography

C Portmann, R Renner - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2022 - APS
Quantum cryptography exploits principles of quantum physics for the secure processing of
information. A prominent example is secure communication, ie, the task of transmitting …