A quantum internet is the holy grail of quantum information processing, enabling the
deployment of a broad range of quantum technologies and protocols on a global scale …

Driven by the rapid progress in quantum hardware, recent years have witnessed a furious
race for quantum technologies in both academia and industry. Universal quantum …

Quantum key distribution (QKD) aims to generate secure private keys shared by two remote
parties. With its security being protected by principles of quantum mechanics, some …

Quantum key distribution (QKD) constitutes a symmetric secret key negotiation protocol
capable of maintaining information-theoretic security. Given the recent advances in QKD …

Sixth-generation (6G) mobile networks will have to cope with diverse threats on a space-air-
ground integrated network environment, novel technologies, and an accessible user …

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 …

The security of quantum key distribution (QKD) is severely threatened by discrepancies
between realistic devices and theoretical assumptions. Recently, a significant framework …

E-commerce, a type of trading that occurs at a high frequency on the internet, requires
guaranteeing the integrity, authentication, and nonrepudiation of messages through long …

Twin-field (TF) quantum key distribution (QKD) has rapidly risen as the most viable solution
to long-distance secure fibre communication thanks to its fundamentally repeater-like rate …

Quantum key distribution (QKD) provides a promising solution for sharing information-
theoretic secure keys between remote peers with physics-based protocols. According to the …