Quantum repeaters: From quantum networks to the quantum internet

K Azuma, SE Economou, D Elkouss, P Hilaire… - Reviews of Modern …, 2023‏ - APS
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 …

Applications of single photons to quantum communication and computing

C Couteau, S Barz, T Durt, T Gerrits, J Huwer… - Nature Reviews …, 2023‏ - nature.com
In the context of quantum technologies, the generation and manipulation of single photons
has become a key element for applications such as quantum communication and quantum …

Prospects and applications of on-chip lasers

Z Zhou, X Ou, Y Fang, E Alkhazraji, R Xu, Y Wan… - elight, 2023‏ - Springer
Integrated silicon photonics has sparked a significant ramp-up of investment in both
academia and industry as a scalable, power-efficient, and eco-friendly solution. At the heart …

A survey of important issues in quantum computing and communications

Z Yang, M Zolanvari, R Jain - IEEE Communications Surveys & …, 2023‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
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 …

Micius quantum experiments in space

CY Lu, Y Cao, CZ Peng, JW Pan - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2022‏ - APS
Quantum theory has been successfully validated in numerous laboratory experiments. But
would such a theory, which effectively describes the behavior of microscopic physical …

Quantum dots for photonic quantum information technology

T Heindel, JH Kim, N Gregersen, A Rastelli… - Advances in Optics …, 2023‏ - opg.optica.org
The generation, manipulation, storage, and detection of single photons play a central role in
emerging photonic quantum information technology. Individual photons serve as flying …

[HTML][HTML] Distributed quantum computing: a survey

M Caleffi, M Amoretti, D Ferrari, J Illiano, A Manzalini… - Computer Networks, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Nowadays, quantum computing has reached the engineering phase, with fully-functional
quantum processors integrating hundreds of noisy qubits. Yet–to fully unveil the potential of …

One-step quantum secure direct communication

YB Sheng, L Zhou, GL Long - Science Bulletin, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Quantum secure direct communication (QSDC) attracts much attention for it can transmit
secret messages directly without sharing a key. In this article, we propose a one-step QSDC …

[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 …

Entanglement-based secure quantum cryptography over 1,120 kilometres

J Yin, YH Li, SK Liao, M Yang, Y Cao, L Zhang, JG Ren… - Nature, 2020‏ - nature.com
Abstract Quantum key distribution (QKD),–is a theoretically secure way of sharing secret
keys between remote users. It has been demonstrated in a laboratory over a coiled optical …