Driven by the rapid progress in quantum hardware, recent years have witnessed a furious
race for quantum technologies in both academia and industry. Universal quantum …

Quantum key distribution (QKD) constitutes a symmetric secret key negotiation protocol
capable of maintaining information-theoretic security. Given the recent advances in QKD …

Communication security has to evolve to a higher plane in the face of the threat from the
massive computing power of the emerging quantum computers. Quantum secure direct …

Quantum key distribution provides secure keys with information-theoretic security ensured
by the principle of quantum mechanics. The continuous-variable version of quantum key …

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 …

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 cryptography exploits principles of quantum physics for the secure processing of
information. A prominent example is secure communication, ie, the task of transmitting …

Quantum key distribution is a matured quantum science and technology. Over the last 20
years, there has been substantial research and development in this area. Recently, silicon …

Quantum key distribution (QKD) promises unconditional security in data communication and
is currently being deployed in commercial applications. Nonetheless, before QKD can be …

The continuous technological revolution, driven by transformative innovations such as
artificial intelligence, blockchain, and Internet of Things, has left an everlasting mark on the …