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 …

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 …

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 …

Quantum communication using semiconductor quantum dots

DA Vajner, L Rickert, T Gao… - Advanced Quantum …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Worldwide, enormous efforts are directed toward the development of the so‐called quantum
internet. Turning this long‐sought‐after dream into reality is a great challenge that will …

[HTML][HTML] Detecting telecom single photons with 99.5− 2.07+ 0.5% system detection efficiency and high time resolution

J Chang, JWN Los, JO Tenorio-Pearl, N Noordzij… - APL Photonics, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Single photon detectors are indispensable tools in optics, from fundamental measurements
to quantum information processing. The ability of superconducting nanowire single photon …

Space-borne Bose–Einstein condensation for precision interferometry

D Becker, MD Lachmann, ST Seidel, H Ahlers… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Owing to the low-gravity conditions in space, space-borne laboratories enable experiments
with extended free-fall times. Because Bose–Einstein condensates have an extremely low …

Large scale quantum key distribution: challenges and solutions

Q Zhang, F Xu, YA Chen, CZ Peng, JW Pan - Optics express, 2018 - opg.optica.org
Quantum key distribution (QKD) together with one time pad encoding can provide
information-theoretical security for communication. Currently, though QKD has been widely …

Quantum technology for military applications

M Krelina - EPJ Quantum Technology, 2021 - epjqt.epj.org
Quantum technology is an emergent and potentially disruptive discipline, with the ability to
affect many human activities. Quantum technologies are dual-use technologies, and as such …

Long-distance free-space measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution

Y Cao, YH Li, KX Yang, YF Jiang, SL Li, XL Hu… - Physical Review Letters, 2020 - APS
Measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution (MDI-QKD), based on two-
photon interference, is immune to all attacks against the detection system and allows a QKD …

Optical-relayed entanglement distribution using drones as mobile nodes

HY Liu, XH Tian, C Gu, P Fan, X Ni, R Yang… - Physical Review Letters, 2021 - APS
Entanglement distribution has been accomplished using a flying drone, and this mobile
platform can be generalized for multiple mobile nodes with optical relay among them. Here …