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 …

Non-Gaussian quantum states and where to find them

M Walschaers - PRX quantum, 2021 - APS
Gaussian states have played an important role in the physics of continuous-variable
quantum systems. They are appealing for the experimental ease with which they can be …

Continuous-variable quantum key distribution with non-Gaussian quantum catalysis

Y Guo, W Ye, H Zhong, Q Liao - Physical Review A, 2019 - APS
The non-Gaussian operation can be used not only to enhance and distill the entanglement
between Gaussian entangled states, but also to improve the performance of quantum …

Continuous-variable quantum key distribution with non-Gaussian operations

L Hu, M Al-Amri, Z Liao, MS Zubairy - Physical Review A, 2020 - APS
Continuous-variable quantum key distribution (CV-QKD) provides an effective way to obtain
the high secret key rate, but is limited by practical techniques. To overcome this limitation …

Improvement of self-referenced continuous-variable quantum key distribution with quantum photon catalysis

W Ye, H Zhong, Q Liao, D Huang, L Hu, Y Guo - Optics express, 2019 - opg.optica.org
Quantum photon-catalysis operations can be utilized for improving the performance of
continuous-variable quantum key distribution (CVQKD) systems. Motivated by …

Continuous-variable measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution with photon subtraction

HX Ma, P Huang, DY Bai, SY Wang, WS Bao, GH Zeng - Physical Review A, 2018 - APS
It has been found that non-Gaussian operations can be applied to increase and distill
entanglement between Gaussian entangled states. We show the successful use of the non …

Continuous variable quantum key distribution with a shared partially characterized entangled source

S Du, P Wang, J Liu, Y Tian, Y Li - Photonics Research, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Locking the sophisticated and expensive entanglement sources at the shared relay node is
a promising choice for building a star-type quantum network with efficient use of quantum …

Maximum coherence in the optimal basis

ML Hu, SQ Shen, H Fan - Physical Review A, 2017 - APS
The resource theoretic measure of quantum coherence is basis dependent, and the amount
of coherence contained in a state is different in different bases. We obtained analytical …

Long-distance continuous-variable quantum key distribution using non-Gaussian state-discrimination detection

Q Liao, Y Guo, D Huang, P Huang… - New Journal of …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
We propose a long-distance continuous-variable quantum key distribution (CVQKD) with a
four-state protocol using non-Gaussian state-discrimination detection. A photon subtraction …

Continuous-variable quantum secret sharing based on multi-ring discrete modulation

Q Liao, X Liu, B Ou, X Fu - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We propose a continuous-variable quantum secret sharing scheme based on multi-ring
discrete modulation, which we called MR-CVQSS. In this scheme, phase shift keying (PSK) …