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 …

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 …

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 …

The evolution of quantum key distribution networks: On the road to the qinternet

Y Cao, Y Zhao, Q Wang, J Zhang… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Quantum key distribution (QKD) constitutes a symmetric secret key negotiation protocol
capable of maintaining information-theoretic security. Given the recent advances in QKD …

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 …

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 …

A device-independent quantum key distribution system for distant users

W Zhang, T van Leent, K Redeker, R Garthoff… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Device-independent quantum key distribution (DIQKD) enables the generation of secret
keys over an untrusted channel using uncharacterized and potentially untrusted devices …

Satellite-to-ground quantum key distribution

SK Liao, WQ Cai, WY Liu, L Zhang, Y Li, JG Ren, J Yin… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
Quantum key distribution (QKD) uses individual light quanta in quantum superposition states
to guarantee unconditional communication security between distant parties. However, the …

Quantum entanglement

R Horodecki, P Horodecki, M Horodecki… - Reviews of modern …, 2009 - APS
All our former experience with application of quantum theory seems to say that what is
predicted by quantum formalism must occur in the laboratory. But the essence of quantum …

Measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution

HK Lo, M Curty, B Qi - Physical review letters, 2012 - APS
How to remove detector side channel attacks has been a notoriously hard problem in
quantum cryptography. Here, we propose a simple solution to this problem—measurement …