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 …

Pressure-induced reemergence of superconductivity in the topological kagome metal

Z Zhang, Z Chen, Y Zhou, Y Yuan, S Wang, J Wang… - Physical Review B, 2021 - APS
Quasi-two-dimensional kagome metals AV 3 Sb 5 (A= K, Rb, and Cs) have attracted much
recent interest due to exotic quantum phenomena such as unconventional …

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 …

Robust and adaptable quantum key distribution network without trusted nodes

GJ Fan-Yuan, FY Lu, S Wang, ZQ Yin, DY He, W Chen… - Optica, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Quantum key distribution (QKD) networks are promising to serve large numbers of users
with information-theoretic secure communication. In QKD networks, the detection-safe …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental measurement-device-independent type quantum key distribution with flawed and correlated sources

J Gu, XY Cao, Y Fu, ZW He, ZJ Yin, HL Yin, ZB Chen - Science Bulletin, 2022 - Elsevier
The security of quantum key distribution (QKD) is severely threatened by discrepancies
between realistic devices and theoretical assumptions. Recently, a significant framework …

Experimental quantum key distribution beyond the repeaterless secret key capacity

M Minder, M Pittaluga, GL Roberts, M Lucamarini… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Quantum communications promise to revolutionize the way information is exchanged and
protected. Unlike their classical counterpart, they are based on dim optical pulses that …

Twin-field quantum key distribution with large misalignment error

XB Wang, ZW Yu, XL Hu - Physical Review A, 2018 - APS
Based on the novel idea of twin-field quantum key distribution [TF-QKD; Lucamarini, Nature
(London) 557, 400 (2018) NATUAS 0028-0836 10.1038/s41586-018-0066-6], we present a …

High-speed measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution with integrated silicon photonics

K Wei, W Li, H Tan, Y Li, H Min, WJ Zhang, H Li, L You… - Physical Review X, 2020 - APS
Measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution (MDI QKD) removes all detector
side channels and enables secure QKD with an untrusted relay. It is suitable for building a …

Measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution over a 404 km optical fiber

HL Yin, TY Chen, ZW Yu, H Liu, LX You, YH Zhou… - Physical review …, 2016 - APS
Measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution (MDIQKD) with the decoy-state
method negates security threats of both the imperfect single-photon source and detection …