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Experimental quantum cryptography with single photons and imperfect devices
Aodhán Corrigan, Koray Kaymazlar, Zhiyao Wang +9
Quantum key distribution (QKD) allows for provably secure key distribution between two trusted parties. Because the security and performance of QKD protocols rely on devices that b…
Single-Photon Advantage in Quantum Cryptography Beyond QKD
Daniel A. Vajner, Koray Kaymazlar, Fenja Drauschke +8
Quantum key distribution (QKD) can be used to establish a secret key between trusted parties. Many practical use-cases in communication networks, however, involve parties who do no…
A Fiber-pigtailed Quantum Dot Device Generating Indistinguishable Photons at GHz Clock-rates
Lucas Rickert, Kinga Å»oÅnacz, Daniel A. Vajner +11
Solid-state quantum light sources based on semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) are increasingly employed in photonic quantum information applications. Especially when moving towards r…
High Purcell-enhancement in quantum-dot hybrid circular Bragg grating cavities for GHz-clockrate generation of indistinguishable photons
Lucas Rickert, Daniel A. Vajner, Martin von Helversen +8
We present Purcell-enhanced () semiconductor InAs quantum dot decay times of ps, enabled by deterministic hybrid circular Bragg gratings (hCBGs). We inve…
Robust Single-Photon Generation for Quantum Information Enabled by Stimulated Adiabatic Rapid Passage
Yusuf Karli, René Schwarz, Florian Kappe +11
The generation of single photons using solid-state quantum emitters is pivotal for advancing photonic quantum technologies, particularly in quantum communication. As the field cont…
Towards Photon-Number-Encoded High-dimensional Entanglement from a Sequentially Excited Quantum Three-Level System
Daniel A. Vajner, Nils D. Kewitz, Martin von Helversen +9
The sequential resonant excitation of a 2-level quantum system results in the emission of a state of light showing time-entanglement encoded in the photon-number-basis - notions th…