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quant-ph2025★ 1 cited

PT -symmetry breaking and universal spectral statistics in quantum kicked rotors

Guang Li, Fuxing Chen, Ping Fang

We investigate the spontaneous parity-time (PT )-symmetry breaking and spectral properties of a PT symmetric quantum kicked rotor under resonance conditions. At resonance, the QKR…

quant-ph2020★ 12 cited

A modified practical homodyne detector model for continuous-variable quantum key distribution: detailed security analysis and improvement by the phase-sensitive amplifier

Yundi Huang, Yi-Chen Zhang, Luyu Huang +1

The practical homodyne detector model of continuous-variable quantum key distribution models the inherent imperfections of the practical homodyne detector, namely the limited detec…

quant-ph2020★ 35 cited

Experimental simulation of the Parity-Time-symmetric dynamics using photonics qubits

Wei-Chao Gao, Chao Zheng, Lu Liu +2

The concept of parity-time (PT) symmetry originates from the framework of quantum mechanics, where if the Hamiltonian operator satisfies the commutation relation with the parity an…

quant-ph2020★ 18 cited

Resilience of the superradiant phase against effects in the quantum Rabi dimer

Yimin Wang, Maoxin Liu, Wen-Long You +3

We explore the quantum criticality of a two-site model combining quantum Rabi models with hopping interaction. Through a combination of analytical and numerical approaches, we find…

quant-ph2020★ 443 cited

Long-Distance Continuous-Variable Quantum Key Distribution over 202.81 km of Fiber

Yi-Chen Zhang, Ziyang Chen, Stefano Pirandola +7

Quantum key distribution provides secure keys resistant to code-breaking quantum computers. The continuous-variable version of quantum key distribution offers the advantages of hig…

quant-ph2019★ 8 cited

Quantum phase transitions and critical behaviors in the two-mode three-level quantum Rabi model

Yan Zhang, Bin-Bin Mao, Dazhi Xu +4

We explore an extended quantum Rabi model describing the interaction between a two-mode bosonic field and a three-level atom. Quantum phase transitions of this few degree of freedo…

quant-ph2019★ 45 cited

One-Time Shot-Noise Unit Calibration Method for Continuous-Variable Quantum Key Distribution

Yi-Chen Zhang, Yundi Huang, Ziyang Chen +3

The shot-noise unit in continuous-variable quantum key distribution plays an important and fundamental role in experimental implementation as it is used as a normalization paramete…

quant-ph2019★ 67 cited

Continuous-Variable Quantum Key Distribution with Rateless Reconciliation Protocol

Chao Zhou, Xiangyu Wang, Yi-Chen Zhang +3

Information reconciliation is crucial for continuous-variable quantum key distribution (CV-QKD) because its performance affects the secret key rate and maximal secure transmission…

quant-ph2019★ 33 cited

Intercore spontaneous Raman scattering impact on quantum key distribution in multicore fber

Chun Cai, Yongmei Sun, Yuefeng Ji

We propose a model, for the first time, to quantitatively estimate the intercore spontaneous Raman scattering (ICSRS) in multicore fber (MCF) based on the characterization of inter…

quant-ph2019★ 6 cited

The m-least significant bits operation for quantum random number generation

Ziyang Chen, Zhengyu Li, Bingjie Xu +2

Quantum random number generators (QRNGs) can provide genuine randomness based on the inherent unpredictable nature of quantum physics. The extracted randomness relies not only on t…

quant-ph2018★ 40 cited

Reference-Frame-Independent Quantum Key Distribution Using Fewer States

Hongwei Liu, Jipeng Wang, Haiqiang Ma +1

Reference-frame-independent quantum key distribution (RFI QKD) protocol can reduce the requirement on the alignment of reference frames in practical systems. However, comparing wit…

quant-ph2018★ 12 cited

Continuous-variable source-device-independent quantum key distribution against general attacks

Yi-Chen Zhang, Ziyang Chen, Christian Weedbrook +2

The continuous-variable quantum key distribution with entanglement in the middle, a semi-device-independent protocol, places the source at the untrusted third party between Alice a…

quant-ph2018★ 233 cited

High-speed Implementation of Length-compatible Privacy Amplification in Continuous-variable Quantum Key Distribution

Xiangyu Wang, Yi-Chen Zhang, Song Yu +1

Privacy amplification is an indispensable step in postprocessing of continuous-variable quantum key distribution (CV-QKD), which is used to distill unconditional secure keys from i…

quant-ph2018★ 97 cited

6 Gbps real-time optical quantum random number generator based on vacuum fluctuation

Ziyong Zheng, Yi-Chen Zhang, Weinan Huang +2

We demonstrate a 6 Gbps real-time optical quantum random number generator by measuring vacuum fluctuation. To address the common problem that speed gap exists between fast randomne…

quant-ph2018★ 45 cited

Polarization attack on continuous-variable quantum key distribution

Yijia Zhao, Yi-Chen Zhang, Yundi Huang +3

The shot-noise unit (SNU) is a crucial factor for the practical security of a continuous-variable quantum key distribution system. In the most widely used experimental scheme, the…

quant-ph2018★ 40 cited

Composable security analysis of continuous-variable measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution with squeezed states for coherent attacks

Ziyang Chen, Yi-Chen Zhang, Gan Wang +2

Measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution protocol, whose security analysis does not rely on any assumption on the detection system, can immune the attacking against…

quant-ph2017★ 64 cited

Continuous-variable measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution with virtual photon subtraction

Yijia Zhao, Yi-Chen Zhang, Bingjie Xu +2

The method of improving the performance of continuous-variable quantum key distribution protocols by post-selection has been recently proposed and verified. In continuous-variable…

quant-ph2017★ 74 cited

High speed error correction for continuous-variable quantum key distribution with multi-edge type LDPC code

Xiangyu Wang, Yi-Chen Zhang, Song Yu +1

Error correction is a significant step in postprocessing of continuous-variable quantum key distribution system, which is used to make two distant legitimate parties share identica…

quant-ph2017★ 198 cited

Continuous-variable QKD over 50km commercial fiber

Yi-Chen Zhang, Zhengyu Li, Ziyang Chen +18

The continuous-variable version of quantum key distribution (QKD) offers the advantages (over discrete-variable systems) of higher secret key rates in metropolitan areas as well as…

quant-ph2016★ 14 cited

Quantum Key Distribution with High Order Fibonacci-like Orbital Angular Momentum States

Ziwen Pan, Jiarui Cai, Chuan Wang

The coding space in quantum communication could be expanded to high-dimensional space by using orbital angular momentum (OAM) states of photons, as both the capacity of the channel…

quant-ph2016★ 73 cited

Non-Gaussian postselection and virtual photon subtraction in continuous-variable quantum key distribution

Zhengyu Li, Yi-Chen Zhang, Xiangyu Wang +3

Photon subtraction can enhance the performance of continuous-variable quantum key distribution (CV QKD). However, the enhancement effect will be reduced by the imperfections of pra…

quant-ph2015★ 91 cited

Experimental Measurement-Device-Independent Quantum Key Distribution with Imperfect Sources

Zhiyuan Tang, Kejin Wei, Olinka Bedroya +2

Measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution (MDI-QKD), which is immune to all detector side-channel attacks, is the most promising solution to the security issues in pr…

quant-ph2015★ 80 cited

Experimental Quantum Fingerprinting

Feihu Xu, Juan Miguel Arrazola, Kejin Wei +6

Quantum communication holds the promise of creating disruptive technologies that will play an essential role in future communication networks. For example, the study of quantum com…

quant-ph2014★ 94 cited

Experimental quantum key distribution with source flaws

Feihu Xu, Kejin Wei, Shihan Sajeed +6

Decoy-state quantum key distribution (QKD) is a standard technique in current quantum cryptographic implementations. Unfortunately, existing experiments have two important drawback…