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

The convergence of quantum cryptography with applications used in everyday life is a topic
drawing attention from the industrial and academic worlds. The development of quantum …

A wide area quantum key distribution (QKD) network deployed on communication
infrastructures provided by China Mobile Ltd. is demonstrated. Three cities and two …

Quantum networks build on entanglement and quantum measurement to achieve tasks that
are beyond the reach of classical systems. Using quantum effects, we can detect the …

Quantum repeaters (QRs) provide a way of enabling long distance quantum communication
by establishing entangled qubits between remote locations. In this Letter, we investigate a …

Quantum key distribution (QKD) uniquely allows the distribution of cryptographic keys with
security verified by quantum mechanical limits. Both protocol execution and subsequent …

We review recent results on the simulation of quantum channels, the reduction of adaptive
protocols (teleportation stretching), and the derivation of converse bounds for quantum and …

Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) is a promising technology that provides proven
unconditional security based on fundamentals of quantum physics, especially for point-to …

The appealing feature of quantum key distribution (QKD), from a cryptographic viewpoint, is
the ability to prove the information-theoretic security (ITS) of the established keys. As a key …

Quantum networks will support long-distance quantum key distribution (QKD) and
distributed quantum computation, and are an active area of both experimental and …