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 …

Hybrid discrete-and continuous-variable quantum information

UL Andersen, JS Neergaard-Nielsen, P Van Loock… - Nature Physics, 2015 - nature.com
Research in quantum information processing has followed two different directions: the use of
discrete variables (qubits) and that of high-dimensional, continuous-variable Gaussian …

Distributed quantum sensing using continuous-variable multipartite entanglement

Q Zhuang, Z Zhang, JH Shapiro - Physical Review A, 2018 - APS
Distributed quantum sensing uses quantum correlations between multiple sensors to
enhance the measurement of unknown parameters beyond the limits of unentangled …

Continuous-variable entanglement via multiphoton catalysis

L Hu, Z Liao, MS Zubairy - Physical Review A, 2017 - APS
We theoretically investigate the performance of multiphoton catalysis applied on the two-
mode squeezed state by examining the entropy of entanglement, logarithmic negativity …

Enhancing multiphoton rates with quantum memories

J Nunn, NK Langford, WS Kolthammer… - Physical review …, 2013 - APS
Single photons are a vital resource for optical quantum information processing. Efficient and
deterministic single photon sources do not yet exist, however. To date, experimental …

Production and applications of non-Gaussian quantum states of light

AI Lvovsky, P Grangier, A Ourjoumtsev, V Parigi… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2020 - arxiv.org
This review covers recent theoretical and experimental efforts to extend the application of
the continuous-variable quantum technology of light beyond" Gaussian" quantum states …

Enhancing quantum entanglement by photon addition and subtraction

C Navarrete-Benlloch, R García-Patrón… - Physical Review A …, 2012 - APS
The non-Gaussian operations effected by adding or subtracting a photon on entangled
optical beams emerging from a parametric down-conversion process have been suggested …

Undoing the effect of loss on quantum entanglement

AE Ulanov, IA Fedorov, AA Pushkina, YV Kurochkin… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Entanglement distillation, the purpose of which is to probabilistically increase the strength
and purity of quantum entanglement, is a primary element of many quantum communication …

Hybrid quantum key distribution network

S Ren, Y Wang, X Su - Science China Information Sciences, 2022 - Springer
Quantum key distribution (QKD) is now moving toward a scalable and secure QKD network,
which establishes secret keys among network users. The continuous-variable (CV) and …

Multiphoton state engineering by heralded interference between single photons and coherent states

TJ Bartley, G Donati, JB Spring, XM **, M Barbieri… - Physical Review A …, 2012 - APS
We develop a technique for generating multiphoton nonclassical states via interference
between coherent and Fock states using quantum catalysis. By modulating the coherent …