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most citedSatellite-to-ground quantum key distribution

1.8k citations · 2.4k across the 7 of their papers we have counts for

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quant-ph2025★ 4 cited

Long-distance free-space quantum key distribution with continuous variables

Tianxiang Zhan, Huasheng Li, Peng Huang +17

Continuous-variable quantum key distribution (CVQKD) enables remote users to share high-rate and unconditionally secure secret keys while maintaining compatibility with classical o…

quant-ph2024★ 140 cited

Microsatellite-based real-time quantum key distribution

Yang Li, Wen-Qi Cai, Ji-Gang Ren +38

A quantum network provides an infrastructure connecting quantum devices with revolutionary computing, sensing, and communication capabilities. As the best-known application of a qu…

quant-ph2022

Quantum two-way time transfer over a hybrid free-space and fiber link

Xiao Xiang, Bingke Shi, Runai Quan +9

As the superiority of quantum two-way time transfer (Q-TWTT) has been proved convincingly over fiber links, its implementation on free-space links becomes an urgent need for remote…

physics.ins-det2022★ 131 cited

113 km Free-Space Time-Frequency Dissemination at the 19th Decimal Instability

Qi Shen, Jian-Yu Guan, Ji-Gang Ren +28

Optical clock networks play important roles in various fields, such as precise navigation, redefinition of "second" unit, and gravitational tests. To establish a global-scale optic…

physics.optics2020

Time-Frequency Transfer through a 70 dB Free Space Channel: Towards Satellite-Ground Time Dissemination

Qi Shen, Jian-Yu Guan, Ting Zeng +15

Time and frequency transfer lies at the heart of the field of metrology. Compared to current microwave dissemination such as GPS, optical domain dissemination can provide more than…

quant-ph2017★ 1.8k cited

Satellite-to-ground quantum key distribution

Sheng-Kai Liao, Wen-Qi Cai, Wei-Yue Liu +31

Quantum key distribution (QKD) uses individual light quanta in quantum superposition states to guarantee unconditional communication security between distant parties. In practice,…

quant-ph2012★ 310 cited

Direct and full-scale experimental verifications towards ground-satellite quantum key distribution

Jian-Yu Wang, Bin Yang, Sheng-Kai Liao +21

Quantum key distribution (QKD), provides the only intrinsically unconditional secure method for communication based on principle of quantum mechanics. Compared with fiber-based dem…