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 …

[HTML][HTML] Continuous-variable quantum key distribution system: Past, present, and future

Y Zhang, Y Bian, Z Li, S Yu, H Guo - Applied Physics Reviews, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Quantum key distribution provides secure keys with information-theoretic security ensured
by the principle of quantum mechanics. The continuous-variable version of quantum key …

Long-distance continuous-variable quantum key distribution over 202.81 km of fiber

Y Zhang, Z Chen, S Pirandola, X Wang, C Zhou, B Chu… - Physical review …, 2020 - APS
Quantum key distribution provides secure keys resistant to code-breaking quantum
computers. The continuous-variable version of quantum key distribution offers the …

Homodyne detection quadrature phase shift keying continuous-variable quantum key distribution with high excess noise tolerance

WB Liu, CL Li, YM Xie, CX Weng, J Gu, XY Cao, YS Lu… - PRX Quantum, 2021 - APS
Discrete-modulated continuous-variable quantum key distribution with homodyne detection
is widely recognized for its ease of implementation, efficiency with respect to error correction …

Composable security for continuous variable quantum key distribution: Trust levels and practical key rates in wired and wireless networks

S Pirandola - Physical Review Research, 2021 - APS
Continuous variable (CV) quantum key distribution (QKD) provides a powerful setting for
secure quantum communications, thanks to the use of room-temperature off-the-shelf optical …

High-speed Gaussian-modulated continuous-variable quantum key distribution with a local local oscillator based on pilot-tone-assisted phase compensation

H Wang, Y Pi, W Huang, Y Li, Y Shao, J Yang, J Liu… - Optics express, 2020 - opg.optica.org
A high-speed Gaussian-modulated continuous-variable quantum key distribution (CVQKD)
with a local local oscillator (LLO) is experimentally demonstrated based on pilot-tone …

Information reconciliation of continuous-variables quantum key distribution: principles, implementations and applications

S Yang, Z Yan, H Yang, Q Lu, Z Lu, L Cheng… - EPJ Quantum …, 2023 - epjqt.epj.org
Quantum key distribution (QKD) can provide information-theoretically secure keys for two
parties of legitimate communication, and information reconciliation, as an indispensable …

Non-Gaussian reconciliation for continuous-variable quantum key distribution

X Wang, M Xu, Y Zhao, Z Chen, S Yu, H Guo - Physical Review Applied, 2023 - APS
Non-Gaussian modulation can improve the performance of continuous-variable quantum
key distribution (CV QKD). For Gaussian-modulated coherent-state CV QKD, photon …

[HTML][HTML] Composable security of CV-MDI-QKD with secret key rate and data processing

P Papanastasiou, AG Mountogiannakis, S Pirandola - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
We provide a rigorous security proof of continuous-variable measurement-device-
independent quantum key distribution which incorporates finite-size effects and composable …

Rate compatible reconciliation for continuous-variable quantum key distribution using Raptor-like LDPC codes

C Zhou, XY Wang, ZG Zhang, S Yu, ZY Chen… - Science China Physics …, 2021 - Springer
In the practical continuous-variable quantum key distribution (CV-QKD) system, the
postprocessing process, particularly the error correction part, significantly impacts the …