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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Satellite-relayed intercontinental quantum network

SK Liao, WQ Cai, J Handsteiner, B Liu, J Yin, L Zhang… - Physical review …, 2018 - APS
We perform decoy-state quantum key distribution between a low-Earth-orbit satellite and
multiple ground stations located in Xinglong, Nanshan, and Graz, which establish satellite-to …

Chip-based quantum key distribution

LC Kwek, L Cao, W Luo, Y Wang, S Sun, X Wang… - AAPPS Bulletin, 2021 - Springer
Quantum key distribution is a matured quantum science and technology. Over the last 20
years, there has been substantial research and development in this area. Recently, silicon …

Secure quantum key distribution

HK Lo, M Curty, K Tamaki - Nature Photonics, 2014 - nature.com
Secure communication is crucial in the Internet Age, and quantum mechanics stands poised
to revolutionize cryptography as we know it today. In this Review, we introduce the …

Advances in the quantum internet

L Gyongyosi, S Imre - Communications of the ACM, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Advances in the quantum internet Page 1 52 COMMUNICATIONS OF THE ACM | AUGUST
2022 | VOL. 65 | NO. 8 contributed articles IMA GE B Y ANDRIJ BOR YS A SSOCIA TE S …

Large scale quantum key distribution: challenges and solutions

Q Zhang, F Xu, YA Chen, CZ Peng, JW Pan - Optics express, 2018 - opg.optica.org
Quantum key distribution (QKD) together with one time pad encoding can provide
information-theoretical security for communication. Currently, though QKD has been widely …