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 …

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 …

Secure quantum key distribution with realistic devices

F Xu, X Ma, Q Zhang, HK Lo, JW Pan - Reviews of modern physics, 2020 - APS
In principle, quantum key distribution (QKD) offers information-theoretic security based on
the laws of physics. In practice, however, the imperfections of realistic devices might …

Security in quantum cryptography

C Portmann, R Renner - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2022 - APS
Quantum cryptography exploits principles of quantum physics for the secure processing of
information. A prominent example is secure communication, ie, the task of transmitting …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental measurement-device-independent type quantum key distribution with flawed and correlated sources

J Gu, XY Cao, Y Fu, ZW He, ZJ Yin, HL Yin, ZB Chen - Science Bulletin, 2022 - Elsevier
The security of quantum key distribution (QKD) is severely threatened by discrepancies
between realistic devices and theoretical assumptions. Recently, a significant framework …

Recent progress in the phase-transition mechanism and modulation of vanadium dioxide materials

Z Shao, X Cao, H Luo, P ** - NPG Asia Materials, 2018 - nature.com
Metal-to-insulator transition (MIT) behaviors accompanied by a rapid reversible phase
transition in vanadium dioxide (VO2) have gained substantial attention for investigations into …

[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 …

Practical challenges in quantum key distribution

E Diamanti, HK Lo, B Qi, Z Yuan - npj Quantum Information, 2016 - nature.com
Quantum key distribution (QKD) promises unconditional security in data communication and
is currently being deployed in commercial applications. Nonetheless, before QKD can be …

Two-photon interference: the Hong–Ou–Mandel effect

F Bouchard, A Sit, Y Zhang, R Fickler… - Reports on Progress …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Nearly 30 years ago, two-photon interference was observed, marking the beginning of a
new quantum era. Indeed, two-photon interference has no classical analogue, giving it a …

Phase-matching quantum key distribution

X Ma, P Zeng, H Zhou - Physical Review X, 2018 - APS
Quantum key distribution allows remote parties to generate information-theoretic secure
keys. The bottleneck throttling its real-life applications lies in the limited communication …