3 papers
quant-ph2020
Capacity-approaching quantum repeaters for quantum communications
Masoud Ghalaii, Stefano Pirandola
In present-day quantum communications, one of the main problems is the lack of a quantum repeater design that can simultaneously secure high rates and long distances. Recent litera…
quant-ph2019
Discrete-modulation continuous-variable quantum key distribution enhanced by quantum scissors
Masoud Ghalaii, Carlo Ottaviani, Rupesh Kumar +2
It is known that quantum scissors, as non-deterministic amplifiers, can enhance the performance of Gaussian-modulated continuous-variable quantum key distribution (CV-QKD) in noisy…
quant-ph2018
Long-distance continuous-variable quantum key distribution with quantum scissors
Masoud Ghalaii, Carlo Ottaviani, Rupesh Kumar +2
The use of quantum scissors, as candidates for non-deterministic amplifiers, in continuous-variable quantum key distribution systems is investigated. Such devices rely on single-ph…