Modeling for single-photon avalanche diodes: State-of-the-art and research challenges

X Qian, W Jiang, A Elsharabasy, MJ Deen - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
With the growing importance of single-photon-counting (SPC) techniques, researchers are
now designing high-performance systems based on single-photon avalanche diodes …

Avalanche photodetectors with photon trap** structures for biomedical imaging applications

C Bartolo-Perez, S Chandiparsi, AS Mayet… - Optics express, 2021 - opg.optica.org
Enhancing photon detection efficiency and time resolution in photodetectors in the entire
visible range is critical to improve the image quality of time-of-flight (TOF)-based imaging …

Optimizing Decoy‐State Protocols for Practical Quantum Key Distribution Systems

GJ Fan‐Yuan, ZH Wang, S Wang… - Advanced Quantum …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The decoy‐state protocol enables quantum key distribution (QKD) systems to achieve high
performance without using the single‐photon source. In the dozen years since the decoy …

Coexistence of quantum key distribution and optical transport network based on standard single-mode fiber at high launch power

JQ Geng, GJ Fan-Yuan, S Wang, QF Zhang, YY Hu… - Optics Letters, 2021 - opg.optica.org
There is an increasing demand for multiplexing of quantum key distribution with optical
communications in single fiber in consideration of high costs and practical applications in …

Quantum key distribution integrating with ultra-high-power classical optical communications based on ultra-low-loss fiber

JQ Geng, GJ Fan-Yuan, S Wang, QF Zhang, W Chen… - Optics letters, 2021 - opg.optica.org
The demand for the integration of quantum key distribution (QKD) and classical optical
communication in the same optical fiber medium greatly increases as fiber resources and …

A cluster-based quantum key distribution with dynamic node selection: an improved approach for scalability and security in quantum communication

S Biswas, RS Goswami, KHK Reddy - Quantum Machine Intelligence, 2024 - Springer
In quantum computing, key distribution is an indispensable approach for establishing secure
communication using the principles of quantum mechanics. However, existing key …

Afterpulse analysis for passive decoy quantum key distribution

GJ Fan‐Yuan, S Wang, ZQ Yin, W Chen… - Quantum …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The passive decoy method, a candidate for high‐speed quantum key distribution (QKD), can
prepare laser pulses with various photon‐number distributions according to the responses …

Dependency model for high-performance quantum-key-distribution systems

XJ Huang, FY Lu, S Wang, ZQ Yin, ZH Wang, W Chen… - Physical Review A, 2022 - APS
A precise estimation of the detection response is essential for a high-performance and
secure quantum-key-distribution (QKD) system. Single-photon avalanche diodes (SPADs) …

Time-division technique for quantum optical receivers utilizing single-photon detector array technology and spatial-multiplexing

A Tello Castillo, R Donaldson - Optics Express, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Free-space quantum key distribution (QKD) has been gaining popularity in recent years due
to its advantages in creating networking options for the quantum internet. One of the main …

Afterpulse effect in measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution

ZH Wang, S Wang, GJ Fan-Yuan, FY Lu, ZQ Yin… - Optics express, 2022 - opg.optica.org
There is no doubt that measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution (MDI-
QKD) is a crucial protocol that is immune to all possible detector side channel attacks. In the …