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 …

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 …

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 key distribution: a networking perspective

M Mehic, M Niemiec, S Rass, J Ma, M Peev… - ACM Computing …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
The convergence of quantum cryptography with applications used in everyday life is a topic
drawing attention from the industrial and academic worlds. The development of quantum …

Overcoming the rate–distance limit of quantum key distribution without quantum repeaters

M Lucamarini, ZL Yuan, JF Dynes, AJ Shields - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Quantum key distribution (QKD), allows two distant parties to share encryption keys with
security based on physical laws. Experimentally, QKD has been implemented via optical …

Secure quantum key distribution over 421 km of optical fiber

A Boaron, G Boso, D Rusca, C Vulliez, C Autebert… - Physical review …, 2018 - APS
We present a quantum key distribution system with a 2.5 GHz repetition rate using a three-
state time-bin protocol combined with a one-decoy approach. Taking advantage of …

[HTML][HTML] The quantum technologies roadmap: a European community view

A Acín, I Bloch, H Buhrman, T Calarco… - New Journal of …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Within the last two decades, quantum technologies (QT) have made tremendous progress,
moving from Nobel Prize award-winning experiments on quantum physics (1997: Chu …

Demonstration of sub-3 ps temporal resolution with a superconducting nanowire single-photon detector

B Korzh, QY Zhao, JP Allmaras, S Frasca, TM Autry… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Improvements in temporal resolution of single-photon detectors enable increased data rates
and transmission distances for both classical and quantum optical communication systems …

Twin-field quantum key distribution over 830-km fibre

S Wang, ZQ Yin, DY He, W Chen, RQ Wang, P Ye… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Quantum key distribution (QKD) provides a promising solution for sharing information-
theoretic secure keys between remote peers with physics-based protocols. According to the …