Communication security has to evolve to a higher plane in the face of the threat from the
massive computing power of the emerging quantum computers. Quantum secure direct …

In recent years, quantum computing has made significant strides, particularly in light-based
technology. The introduction of quantum photonic chips has ushered in an era marked by …

For the past 50 years, superconducting detectors have offered exceptional sensitivity and
speed for detecting faint electromagnetic signals in a wide range of applications. These …

Quantum key distribution (QKD) is a widely recognized application of quantum information
theory, guaranteeing information-theoretically secure key exchange. However, commercial …

Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs) have enabled the realization
of several quantum optics technologies thanks to their high system detection efficiency …

The alternative variant of measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution (MDI
QKD), called asynchronous MDI QKD or mode-pairing MDI QKD, offers similar repeaterlike …

Heralded single-photon sources (HSPS) intrinsically suffer from multiphoton emission,
leading to a trade-off between the source's single-photon quality and the heralding rate. A …

Quantum key distribution (QKD) promises unconditionally information‐theoretic secure
communication guaranteed by the laws of physics and has become one of the most crucial …

With the ever-growing complexity of models in the field of remote sensing (RS), there is an
increasing demand for solutions that balance model accuracy with computational efficiency …

A sending-or-not-sending (SNS) protocol is a very promising variant in twin-field quantum
key distribution (TFQKD) for its advantages at the regime of long distance and the …