A quantum internet is the holy grail of quantum information processing, enabling the
deployment of a broad range of quantum technologies and protocols on a global scale …

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 …

The security of quantum key distribution (QKD) is severely threatened by discrepancies
between realistic devices and theoretical assumptions. Recently, a significant framework …

Twin-field (TF) quantum key distribution (QKD) has rapidly risen as the most viable solution
to long-distance secure fibre communication thanks to its fundamentally repeater-like rate …

Quantum key distribution (QKD) provides a promising solution for sharing information-
theoretic secure keys between remote peers with physics-based protocols. According to the …

Quantum secret sharing (QSS) is one of the basic communication primitives in future
quantum networks which addresses part of the basic cryptographic tasks of multiparty …

Quantum mechanics allows distribution of intrinsically secure encryption keys by optical
means. Twin-field quantum key distribution is one of the most promising techniques for its …

The alternative variant of measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution (MDI
QKD), called asynchronous MDI QKD or mode-pairing MDI QKD, offers similar repeaterlike …

The Bennett-Brassard 1984 (BB84) protocol is the most widely implemented quantum key
distribution (QKD) scheme. However, despite enormous theoretical and experimental efforts …

Quantum key distribution (QKD) can provide unconditionally secure private communication
between two remote parties. The measurement‐device‐independent (MDI) QKD can …