Qudits and high-dimensional quantum computing

Y Wang, Z Hu, BC Sanders, S Kais - Frontiers in Physics, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Qudit is a multi-level computational unit alternative to the conventional 2-level qubit.
Compared to qubit, qudit provides a larger state space to store and process information, and …

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 …

High-rate quantum key distribution exceeding 110 Mb s–1

W Li, L Zhang, H Tan, Y Lu, SK Liao, J Huang, H Li… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Quantum key distribution (QKD) can provide fundamentally proven secure communication.
Towards application, the secret key rate (SKR) is a key figure of merit for any QKD system …

A programmable qudit-based quantum processor

Y Chi, J Huang, Z Zhang, J Mao, Z Zhou, X Chen… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Controlling and programming quantum devices to process quantum information by the unit
of quantum dit, ie, qudit, provides the possibilities for noise-resilient quantum …

Quantum key distribution implemented with d-level time-bin entangled photons

H Yu, S Sciara, M Chemnitz, N Montaut… - Nature …, 2025 - nature.com
High-dimensional photon states (qudits) are pivotal to enhance the information capacity,
noise robustness, and data rates of quantum communications. Time-bin entangled qudits …

Breaking the rate-loss bound of quantum key distribution with asynchronous two-photon interference

YM **e, YS Lu, CX Weng, XY Cao, ZY Jia, Y Bao… - PRX Quantum, 2022 - APS
Twin-field quantum key distribution can overcome the secret key capacity of repeaterless
quantum key distribution via single-photon interference. However, to compensate for the …

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 …

Quantum optical microcombs

M Kues, C Reimer, JM Lukens, WJ Munro… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
A key challenge for quantum science and technology is to realize large-scale, precisely
controllable, practical systems for non-classical secured communications, metrology and …

Advances in space quantum communications

JS Sidhu, SK Joshi, M Gündoğan… - IET Quantum …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Concerted efforts are underway to establish an infrastructure for a global quantum Internet to
realise a spectrum of quantum technologies. This will enable more precise sensors, secure …

Multidimensional quantum entanglement with large-scale integrated optics

J Wang, S Paesani, Y Ding, R Santagati, P Skrzypczyk… - Science, 2018 - science.org
The ability to control multidimensional quantum systems is central to the development of
advanced quantum technologies. We demonstrate a multidimensional integrated quantum …