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most citedPractical challenges in quantum key distribution

738 citations

186 papers

quant-ph2026

Practical Countermeasure Against Attacks Exploiting Detection Efficiency Mismatch in Quantum Key Distribution

Ben J. Taylor, Peter R. Smith, James F. Dynes +4

We demonstrate a practical countermeasure against a well-known class of attacks on quantum key distribution (QKD) systems that exploit detection efficiency mismatch, where the rece…

cs.LG2026

Deep Distance Measurement Method for Unsupervised Multivariate Time Series Similarity Retrieval

Susumu Naito, Kouta Nakata, Yasunori Taguchi

We propose the Deep Distance Measurement Method (DDMM) to improve retrieval accuracy in unsupervised multivariate time series similarity retrieval. DDMM enables learning of minute…

quant-ph2026

Phase-Randomized Laser Pulse Generation at 10 GHz for Quantum Photonic Applications

Yuen San Lo, Adam H. Brzosko, Peter R. Smith +7

Gain-switching of laser diodes is a well-established technique for generating optical pulses with random phases, where the quantum randomness arises naturally from spontaneous emis…

quant-ph2025

Single-shot conditional displacement gate between a trapped atom and traveling light

Seigo Kikura, Hayato Goto, Fumiya Hanamura +1

We propose a single-shot conditional displacement gate between a trapped atom as the control qubit and a traveling light pulse as the target oscillator, mediated by an optical cavi…

quant-ph2025

Subsystem many-hypercube codes: High-rate concatenated codes with low-weight syndrome measurements

Ryota Nakai, Hayato Goto

Quantum error-correcting codes (QECCs) require high encoding rate in addition to high threshold unless a sufficiently large number of physical qubits are available. The many-hyperc…

quant-ph2025

Hybrid-Integrated InGaAs/InP SPAD Arrays for Quantum Communications

Joseph A. Dolphin, Rosemary O. E. Scowen, Louise M. Wells +7

Photonic integration is a promising route to miniaturise the hardware of quantum key distribution (QKD), yet the monolithic integration of single photon detectors remains a signifi…