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most citedDeploying an inter-European quantum network

97 citations · 330 across the 14 of their papers we have counts for

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14 papers

quant-ph2026

Deploying and validating a metropolitan QKD secure network: architecture and field performance

Claudia De Lazzari, Nicola Biagi, Damiano Giani +15

The advent of cryptographically relevant quantum computers poses an existential threat to classical public-key infrastructure. Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) addresses this challen…

quant-ph2025★ 1 cited

Free-space time-bin encoded quantum key distribution from near- to mid-infrared wavelengths

Claudia De Lazzari, Tecla Gabbrielli, Natalia Bruno +9

Quantum technologies play a central role in establishing new ways of quantum-secured communication. We investigate Free-Space Quantum Communication and explore the advantage of imp…

quant-ph2025★ 29 cited

Photon-by-photon quantum light state engineering

Nicola Biagi, Saverio Francesconi, Alessandro Zavatta +1

The ability to manipulate light at the level of single photons, its elementary excitation quanta, has recently made it possible to produce a rich variety of tailor-made quantum sta…

quant-ph2022★ 10 cited

Demonstrating Quantum Microscopic Reversibility Using Coherent States of Light

Marco Bellini, Hyukjoon Kwon, Nicola Biagi +3

The principle of microscopic reversibility lies at the core of fluctuation theorems, which have extended our understanding of the second law of thermodynamics to the statistical le…

quant-ph2022★ 97 cited

Deploying an inter-European quantum network

Domenico Ribezzo, Mujtaba Zahidy, Ilaria Vagniluca +19

Around forty years have passed since the first pioneering works have introduced the possibility of using quantum physics to strongly enhance communications safety. Nowadays Quantum…

quant-ph2021★ 5 cited

Remote Phase Sensing by Coherent Single Photon Addition

Nicola Biagi, Saverio Francesconi, Manuel Gessner +2

We propose a remote phase sensing scheme inspired by the high sensitivity of the entanglement produced by coherent multimode photon addition on the phase set in the remote heraldin…

quant-ph2021

Characterization and stability measurement of deployed multicore fibers for quantum applications

Davide Bacco, Nicola Biagi, Ilaria Vagniluca +5

Multicore fibers are expected to be a game-changer in the coming decades thanks to their intrinsic properties, allowing a larger transmission bandwidth and a lower footprint in opt…

quant-ph2021★ 1 cited

Path-encoded high-dimensional quantum communication over a 2 km multicore fiber

Beatrice Da Lio, Daniele Cozzolino, Nicola Biagi +5

Quantum key distribution (QKD) protocols based on high-dimensional quantum states have shown the route to increase the key rate generation while benefiting of enhanced error tolera…

quant-ph2021★ 9 cited

Identifying nonclassicality from experimental data using artificial neural networks

Valentin Gebhart, Martin Bohmann, Karsten Weiher +4

The fast and accessible verification of nonclassical resources is an indispensable step towards a broad utilization of continuous-variable quantum technologies. Here, we use machin…

quant-ph2020★ 20 cited

Experimental certification of nonclassicality via phase-space inequalities

Nicola Biagi, Martin Bohmann, Elizabeth Agudelo +2

In spite of its fundamental importance in quantum science and technology, the experimental certification of nonclassicality is still a challenging task, especially in realistic sce…

quant-ph2020★ 53 cited

Stable transmission of high-dimensional quantum states over a 2 km multicore fiber

Beatrice Da Lio, Davide Bacco, Daniele Cozzolino +7

High-dimensional quantum states have already settled their advantages in different quantum technology applications. However, their reliable transmission in fiber links remains an o…

quant-ph2019★ 2 cited

Field trial of a finite-key quantum key distribution system in the Florence metropolitan area

Davide Bacco, Ilaria Vagniluca, Beatrice Da Lio +8

In-field demonstrations in real-world scenarios boost the development of a rising technology towards its integration in existing infrastructures. Although quantum key distribution…

quant-ph2018★ 54 cited

Entangling macroscopic light states by delocalized photon addition

Nicola Biagi, Luca S. Costanzo, Marco Bellini +1

We present the experimental generation of tunable entanglement between distinct field modes by the delocalized addition of a single photon. We show that one can preserve a high deg…

quant-ph2017★ 49 cited

Measurement-induced strong Kerr nonlinearity for weak quantum states of light

Luca S. Costanzo, Antonio S. Coelho, Nicola Biagi +3

Strong nonlinearity at the single photon level represents a crucial enabling tool for optical quantum technologies. Here we report on experimental implementation of a strong Kerr n…