Micius quantum experiments in space

CY Lu, Y Cao, CZ Peng, JW Pan - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2022 - APS
Quantum theory has been successfully validated in numerous laboratory experiments. But
would such a theory, which effectively describes the behavior of microscopic physical …

The evolution of quantum key distribution networks: On the road to the qinternet

Y Cao, Y Zhao, Q Wang, J Zhang… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Quantum key distribution (QKD) constitutes a symmetric secret key negotiation protocol
capable of maintaining information-theoretic security. Given the recent advances in QKD …

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 …

Development of quantum interconnects (quics) for next-generation information technologies

D Awschalom, KK Berggren, H Bernien, S Bhave… - Prx Quantum, 2021 - APS
Just as “classical” information technology rests on a foundation built of interconnected
information-processing systems, quantum information technology (QIT) must do the same. A …

Progress in satellite quantum key distribution

R Bedington, JM Arrazola, A Ling - npj Quantum Information, 2017 - nature.com
Quantum key distribution (QKD) is a family of protocols for growing a private encryption key
between two parties. Despite much progress, all ground-based QKD approaches have a …

Roadmap to free space optics

A Trichili, MA Cox, BS Ooi, MS Alouini - JOSA B, 2020 - opg.optica.org
With the ever-increasing demand for data and the radio frequency spectrum becoming
congested, free space optics (FSO) may find a niche for situations where fiber is too …

Bright UV Single Photon Emission at Point Defects in h-BN

R Bourrellier, S Meuret, A Tararan, O Stéphan… - Nano …, 2016 - ACS Publications
To date, quantum sources in the ultraviolet (UV) spectral region have been obtained only in
semiconductor quantum dots. Color centers in wide bandgap materials may represent a …

Large scale quantum key distribution: challenges and solutions

Q Zhang, F Xu, YA Chen, CZ Peng, JW Pan - Optics express, 2018 - opg.optica.org
Quantum key distribution (QKD) together with one time pad encoding can provide
information-theoretical security for communication. Currently, though QKD has been widely …

Quantum cryptography

N Gisin, G Ribordy, W Tittel, H Zbinden - Reviews of modern physics, 2002 - APS
Quantum cryptography Page 1 Quantum cryptography Nicolas Gisin, Grégoire Ribordy,
Wolfgang Tittel, and Hugo Zbinden Group of Applied Physics, University of Geneva, 1211 …

The security of practical quantum key distribution

V Scarani, H Bechmann-Pasquinucci, NJ Cerf… - Reviews of modern …, 2009 - APS
Quantum key distribution (QKD) is the first quantum information task to reach the level of
mature technology, already fit for commercialization. It aims at the creation of a secret key …