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Quantum key distribution (QKD) is a key application in quantum communication, enabling secure key exchange between parties using quantum states. Twin-field (TF) QKD offers a promising solution that surpasses the repeaterless limits, and its…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-05-28 Chunfeng Huang , Rui Guan , Xin Liu , Wenjie He , Shizhuo Li , Hao Liang , Ziyang Luo , Zhenrong Zhang , Wei Li , Kejin Wei

In this Near Intermediate-Scale Quantum era, there are two types of near-term quantum devices available on cloud: superconducting quantum processing units (QPUs) based on the discrete variable model and linear optics (photonics) QPUs based…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-06-16 Sophie Choe

Several quantum protocols for data security having been proposed and, in general, they have different optical implementations. However, for the implementation of quantum protocols in optical networks, it is highly advantageous if the same…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2011-08-30 Fábio Alencar Mendonça , Daniel Barbosa de Brito , Rubens Viana Ramos

A high-rate continuous-variable quantum key distribution (CV-QKD) system based on high-order discrete modulation is experimentally investigated. With the help of the novel system scheme, effective digital signal processing algorithms and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-03-22 Yan Pan , Heng Wang , Yun Shao , Yaodi Pi , Yang Li , Bin Liu , Wei Huang , Bingjie Xu

The quantum network makes use of the quantum states to transmit data, which will revolutionize classical communication and allow for some breakthrough applications. The quantum key distribution (QKD) is one prominent application of quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-05-11 Yuehan Xu , Tao Wang , Huanxi Zhao , Peng Huang , Guihua Zeng

Security of a continuous-variable quantum key distribution protocol based on noisy coherent states and channel is analyzed. Assuming the noise of coherent states is induced by Fred, a neutral party relative to others, we prove that the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-05-13 Yong Shen , Jian Yang , Hong Guo

The field of space communications is the realm of communication technologies where diffraction and atmospheric effects, both of which contribute to loss and noise, become overriding. The pertinent questions here are how and at which rate…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-10-27 Masoud Ghalaii , Stefano Pirandola

We introduce a general method for building neural networks on quantum computers. The quantum neural network is a variational quantum circuit built in the continuous-variable (CV) architecture, which encodes quantum information in continuous…

We use single homodyne detector to accomplish Continuous-Variable quantum key distribution(CV QKD) in a laboratory and urban environment free-space channel. This is based on Gaussian modulation with coherent-states in the polarization…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-07-24 Shi-Yang Shen , Ming-Wei Dai , Xue-Tao Zheng , Qi-Yao Sun , Bing Zhu , Guang-Can Guo , Zheng-Fu Han

The rise of quantum networks has revolutionized domains such as communication, sensing, and cybersecurity. Despite this progress, current quantum network systems remain limited in scale, are highly application-specific (e.g., for quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-07-24 Raj Kamleshkumar Madhu , Visuttha Manthamkarn , Zheshen Zhang , Jianqing Liu

Continuous-variable (CV) measurement-device-independent (MDI) quantum key distribution (QKD) is immune to imperfect detection devices, which can eliminate all kinds of attacks on practical detectors. Here we first propose a CV-MDI QKD…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-08-13 Dongyun Bai , Peng Huang , Yiqun Zhu , Hongxin Ma , Tailong Xiao , Tao Wang , Guihua Zeng

Optical telecommunication is at the heart of today's internet and is currently enabled by the transmission of intense optical signals between remote locations. As we look to the future of telecommunication, quantum mechanics promise new…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-10-03 Fabian Furrer , William J. Munro

Quantum key distribution, which allows two distant parties to share an unconditionally secure cryptographic key, promises to play an important role in the future of communication. For this reason such technique has attracted many…

Proposed in 1984, quantum key distribution (QKD) allows two users to exchange provably secure keys via a potentially insecure quantum channel. Since then, QKD has attracted much attention and significant progress has been made in both…

Nonlocal quantum gates, coupling quantum systems located at distance, are crucial for distributed quantum computing. High-capacity optical noiseless connections between these quantum systems are essential for transmitting large amounts of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-16 Michele N. Notarnicola , Radim Filip

Quantum key distribution (QKD) is a crucial technology for information security in the future. Developing simple and efficient ways to establish QKD among multiple users are important to extend the applications of QKD in communication…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-01-15 Xu Liu , Xin Yao , Rong Xue , Heqing Wang , Hao Li , Zhen Wang , Lixing You , Xue Feng , Fang Liu , Kaiyu Cui , Yidong Huang , Wei Zhang

In this paper, a continuous variable B92 quantum key distribution (QKD) protocol is proposed using single photon added and subtracted coherent states, which are prepared by adding and subsequently subtracting a single photon on a coherent…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-06-07 Srikara S , Kishore Thapliyal , Anirban Pathak

In this study, we analyze the efficiency of a protocol with discrete modulation of continuous variable non-Gaussian states, the coherent states having one photon added and then one photon subtracted (PASCS). We calculate the secure key…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-11-01 L. S. Aguiar , L. F. M. Borelli , J. A. Roversi , A. Vidiella-Barranco

Quantum key distribution (QKD) stands as the most successful application of quantum information science, providing information-theoretic security for key exchange. While it has evolved from proof-of-concept experiments to commercial…

Rigorous mathematical proofs of the security of continuous-variable quantum key distribution (CV QKD) have been obtained recently. Unfortunately, these security proofs rely on assumptions that are hardly met in experimental practice. Here I…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-09-01 Cosmo Lupo