Local versus global two-photon interference in quantum networks

T Nitsche, S De, S Barkhofen, E Meyer-Scott… - Physical Review Letters, 2020 - APS
We devise an approach to characterizing the intricate interplay between classical and
quantum interference of two-photon states in a network, which comprises multiple time-bin …

Fully-passive twin-field quantum key distribution

W Wang, R Wang, HK Lo - arXiv preprint arXiv:2304.12062, 2023 - arxiv.org
We propose a fully-passive twin-field quantum key distribution (QKD) setup where basis
choice, decoy-state preparation and encoding are all implemented entirely by post …

Bounding the outcome of a two-photon interference measurement using weak coherent states

A Aragoneses, NT Islam, M Eggleston, A Lezama… - Optics Letters, 2018 - opg.optica.org
The interference of two photons at a beam splitter is at the core of many quantum photonic
technologies, such as quantum key distribution or linear-optics quantum computing …

Violating Bell inequality using weak coherent states

M Mahdavifar, SMH Rafsanjani - Optics letters, 2021 - opg.optica.org
We present an experimental investigation of two-photon interference using a continuous-
wave laser. We demonstrate the violation of the Clauser–Horne–Shimony–Holt (CHSH) …

[图书][B] High-rate, high-dimensional quantum key distribution systems

NT Islam - 2018 - books.google.com
This book describes a broad research program on quantum communication. Here, a
cryptographic key is exchanged by two parties using quantum states of light and the security …

Generalized Hong-Ou-Mandel quantum interference with phase-randomized weak coherent states

YZ Zhang, K Wei, F Xu - Physical Review A, 2020 - APS
In the context of Fock states, demonstrating multiphoton quantum interference, eg, the
generalized Hong-Ou-Mandel (HOM) interference, is at the core of many applications of …

Spectral Characterization of Two-Photon Interference between Independent Sources

L Duan, A Xu, Y Zhang - Photonics, 2023 - mdpi.com
We present a spectral characterization of two-photon nonclassical interference on a beam
splitter (BS) between a weak coherent state source and another source, which emits a …

Statistical benchmarking of scalable photonic quantum systems

J Tiedau, M Engelkemeier, B Brecht, J Sperling… - Physical Review Letters, 2021 - APS
Targeting at the realization of scalable photonic quantum technologies, the generation of
many photons, their propagation in large optical networks, and a subsequent detection and …

Quantum photonics with active feedback loops

M Engelkemeier, L Lorz, S De, B Brecht, I Dhand… - Physical Review A, 2020 - APS
We develop a unified theoretical framework for the efficient description of multiphoton states
generated and propagating in loop-based optical networks which contain nonlinear …

Characterizing photon-number distribution of pulsed sources using non–photon-number-resolving detectors for quantum key distribution

YG Shan, GJ Fan-Yuan, S Wang, W Chen, DY He… - Physical Review A, 2021 - APS
Quantum key distribution (QKD) has a prospect to realize unconditional secure
communication. However, many real system problems should be solved. Transmitters …