Tailoring nonlinear processes for quantum optics with pulsed temporal-mode encodings

V Ansari, JM Donohue, B Brecht, C Silberhorn - Optica, 2018 - opg.optica.org
The time-frequency degree of freedom is a powerful resource for implementing high-
dimensional quantum information processing. In particular, field-orthogonal pulsed temporal …

An entanglement-based wavelength-multiplexed quantum communication network

S Wengerowsky, SK Joshi, F Steinlechner, H Hübel… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Quantum key distribution has reached the level of maturity required for deployment in real-
world scenarios,,,–. It has previously been shown to operate alongside classical …

High-efficiency plug-and-play source of heralded single photons

N Montaut, L Sansoni, E Meyer-Scott, R Ricken… - Physical Review …, 2017 - APS
Reliable generation of single photons is of key importance for fundamental physical
experiments and to demonstrate quantum protocols. Waveguide-based photon-pair sources …

Entanglement distribution over 150 km in wavelength division multiplexed channels for quantum cryptography

D Aktas, B Fedrici, F Kaiser, T Lunghi… - Laser & Photonics …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Granting information privacy is of crucial importance in our society, notably in fiber
communication networks. Quantum cryptography provides a unique means to establish, at …

Demonstration of active routing of entanglement in a multi-user network

I Herbauts, B Blauensteiner, A Poppe, T Jennewein… - Optics express, 2013 - opg.optica.org
We implement an entanglement distribution network based on wavelength-multiplexing and
optical switching for quantum communication applications. Using a high-brightness source …

The status of quantum-key-distribution-based long-term secure internet communication

M Geihs, O Nikiforov, D Demirel… - IEEE Transactions …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A large amount of sensitive data must remain accessible for decades or even centuries (eg,
electronic health records, governmental documents). Communicating such data over the …

Multi-user quantum key distribution with entangled photons from an AlGaAs chip

C Autebert, J Trapateau, A Orieux… - Quantum Science …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
In view of real-world applications of quantum information technologies, the combination of
miniature quantum resources with existing fibre networks is a crucial issue. Among such …

Entanglement distribution in optical networks

A Ciurana, V Martin, J Martinez-Mateo… - IEEE Journal of …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The ability to generate entangled photon pairs over a broad wavelength range opens the
door to the simultaneous distribution of entanglement to multiple users in a network by using …

Entanglement distribution using a biphoton frequency comb compatible with DWDM technology

R Fujimoto, T Yamazaki, T Kobayashi, S Miki… - Optics …, 2022 - opg.optica.org
We demonstrate a distribution of frequency-multiplexed polarization-entangled photon pairs
over 16 frequency channels using demultiplexers for the signal and idler photons with a …

Optimal analysis of ultra broadband energy-time entanglement for high bit-rate dense wavelength division multiplexed quantum networks

F Kaiser, D Aktas, B Fedrici, T Lunghi… - Applied Physics …, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
We demonstrate an experimental method for measuring energy-time entanglement over
almost 80 nm spectral bandwidth in a single shot with a quantum bit error rate below 0.5 …