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

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

Secure communication is crucial in the Internet Age, and quantum mechanics stands poised
to revolutionize cryptography as we know it today. In this Review, we introduce the …

Distributing secret keys with information-theoretic security is arguably one of the most
important achievements of the field of quantum information processing and communications …

The ability to distribute secret keys between two parties with information-theoretic security,
that is regardless of the capacities of a malevolent eavesdropper, is one of the most …

Continuous-variable quantum key distribution (CV-QKD) protocols based on coherent
detection have been studied extensively in both theory and experiment. In all the existing …

Quantum key distribution (QKD) provides information-theoretic security based on the laws of
quantum mechanics. The desire to reduce costs and increase robustness in real-world …

Measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution (MDI-QKD) can remove all side-
channel attacks on detectors. In the context of the dramatic progress of discrete-variable MDI …