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 …

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 …

High‐dimensional quantum communication: benefits, progress, and future challenges

D Cozzolino, B Da Lio, D Bacco… - Advanced Quantum …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, there has been a rising interest in high‐dimensional quantum states and
their impact on quantum communication. Indeed, the availability of an enlarged Hilbert …

Quantum information processing with space-division multiplexing optical fibres

GB Xavier, G Lima - Communications Physics, 2020 - nature.com
The optical fibre is an essential tool for our communication infrastructure since it is the main
transmission channel for optical communications. The latest major advance in optical fibre …

Advances in silicon quantum photonics

JC Adcock, J Bao, Y Chi, X Chen… - IEEE Journal of …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Quantum technology is poised to enable a step change in human capability for computing,
communications and sensing. Photons are indispensable as carriers of quantum information …

Quarc: Quantum research cubesat—a constellation for quantum communication

L Mazzarella, C Lowe, D Lowndes, SK Joshi… - Cryptography, 2020 - mdpi.com
Quantum key distribution (QKD) offers future proof security based on fundamental laws of
physics. Long-distance QKD spanning regions such as the United Kingdom (UK) may …

Secure quantum communication technologies and systems: From labs to markets

F Cavaliere, E Prati, L Poti, I Muhammad, T Catuogno - Quantum Reports, 2020 - mdpi.com
We provide a broad overview of current quantum communication by analyzing the recent
discoveries on the topic and by identifying the potential bottlenecks requiring further …

Silicon photonic devices for scalable quantum information applications

L Feng, M Zhang, J Wang, X Zhou, X Qiang… - Photonics …, 2022 - opg.optica.org
With high integration density and excellent optical properties, silicon photonics is becoming
a promising platform for complete integration and large-scale optical quantum information …

Boosting the secret key rate in a shared quantum and classical fibre communication system

D Bacco, B Da Lio, D Cozzolino, F Da Ros… - Communications …, 2019 - nature.com
During the last 20 years, the advance of communication technologies has generated
multiple exciting applications. However, classical cryptography, commonly adopted to …

Advances in chip‐scale quantum photonic technologies

L Lu, X Zheng, Y Lu, S Zhu… - Advanced Quantum …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Quantum photonic system has made remarkable achievements in computing and
communication. Serving as quantum information carriers, photons are flying qubits and …