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most citedKey rate enhancement using qutrit states for uncharacterized quantum key distribution

28 citations · 160 across the 21 of their papers we have counts for

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23 papers

quant-ph2026

Field demonstration of a self-contained 10 km mobile-to-ground quantum network node via common-aperture co-propagation

Dongkyu Kim, Dong-Gil Im, Kyungdeuk Park +4

In this work, we demonstrate a dual-function, common-aperture free-space optical system that simultaneously supports decoy-state BB84 quantum key distribution (QKD) at 803 nm and b…

quant-ph2026

Quantum key distribution over a 2 km free-space channel with a high secure key rate

Kyungdeuk Park, Dongkyu Kim, Dong-Gil Im +4

Free-space quantum key distribution (QKD) provides crucial advantages, including mobility and deployment exibility, for securing next-generation communication networks. However, at…

quant-ph2026

Maximal coherence of quantum measurement and the resource theory of sharpness

Kyunghyun Baek, Yonggi Jo, Hyunchul Nha

A resource theory of quantum measurement can be addressed in terms of quantum coherence and measurement sharpness, respectively. The former analyzes the off-diagonal structure of P…

quant-ph2026

Spectrally engineered collinear type-0 SPDC source with enhanced spectral brightness for entanglement distribution

Dong-Gil Im, Jungmo Lee, Kyungdeuk Park +3

Entangled photon sources with high spectral brightness are important resources for photonic quantum information processing, particularly in quantum communication and quantum networ…

quant-ph2026

Robust Generation of Topological Biphoton Mode via Adiabatic Passage

Jaesung Lim, Jihwan Kim, Dong-Gil Im +4

Topological waveguide arrays support robust mode propagation in the presence of fabrication imperfections, providing a significant advantage for on-chip quantum information process…

quant-ph2026

Time-spectral control of accidental coincidences in daylight entanglement-based free-space QKD

Jiyoung Moon, Yonggi Jo, Zaeill Kim +2

Daylight entanglement-based free-space quantum key distribution (QKD) is limited by accidental coincidences from receiver-admitted background light. We develop and experimentally v…

quant-ph2026

Recon?figurable measurement scheme compatible with MDI-QKD and BB84 protocols using single-laser sideband generation

Jaesung Lim, Yonggi Jo, Nam Hun Park +2

A quantum network can be operated efficiently by switching between measurement-device independent quantum key distribution (MDI-QKD) and BB84 according to the trust level of an int…

quant-ph2026

Quantum target ranging with Hetero-Homodyne detection

Sangwoo Jeon, Yonggi Jo, Jihwan Kim +4

Quantum target ranging, which estimates a target position using entangled photon pairs, is known to offer an error-probability advantage over classical ranging strategies. Yet, rea…

quant-ph2025

Optimizing brightness of SPDC source in Laguerre-Gaussian modes using type-0 periodically-poled nonlinear crystal

Jungmo Lee, Kyungdeuk Park, Dongkyu Kim +3

Photon pairs generated via spontaneous parametric down-conversion (SPDC) can exhibit entanglement in the Laguerre-Gaussian (LG) mode basis, which enables high-dimensional free-spac…

quant-ph2025

Single-shot detection limits of quantum illumination with multi-qudit states

Sunghwa Kang, Yonggi Jo, Jihwan Kim +3

Quantum illumination is a protocol for detecting a low-reflectivity target by using two-mode entangled states composed of signal and idler modes, which can outperform unentangled s…

quant-ph2023★ 9 cited

True image construction in quantum-secured single-pixel imaging under spoofing attack

Jaesung Heo, Taek Jeong, Nam Hun Park +1

In this paper, we introduce a quantum-secured single-pixel imaging (QS-SPI) technique designed to withstand spoofing attacks, wherein adversaries attempt to deceive imaging systems…

quant-ph2023★ 5 cited

Gaussian Quantum Illumination via Monotone Metrics

Dong Hwan Kim, Yonggi Jo, Duk Y. Kim +5

Quantum illumination is to discern the presence or absence of a low reflectivity target, where the error probability decays exponentially in the number of copies used. When the tar…

quant-ph2022★ 8 cited

Bound for Gaussian-state Quantum illumination using direct photon measurement

Su-Yong Lee, Dong Hwan Kim, Yonggi Jo +3

It is important to find feasible measurement bounds for quantum information protocols. We present analytic bounds for quantum illumination with Gaussian states when using an on-off…

quant-ph2022★ 20 cited

Quantum-secured single-pixel imaging with enhanced security

Jaesung Heo, Junghyun Kim, Taek Jeong +4

In this paper, we propose a novel quantum-secured single-pixel imaging method that utilizes non-classical correlations of a photon pair. Our method can detect any attempts to decei…

quant-ph2021★ 6 cited

Noise-robust single-pixel imaging in photon counting regime with a pulsed source

Junghyun Kim, Sangkyung Lee, Yonggi Jo +6

We present a method to classically enhance noise-robustness of single-pixel imaging in photon counting regime with a pulsed source. By using time-domain cross-correlations between…

quant-ph2021★ 15 cited

Heralded single-pixel imaging with high loss-resistance and noise-robustness

Junghyun Kim, Taek Jeong, Su-Yong Lee +6

Imaging with non-classically correlated photon-pairs takes advantages over classical limits in terms of sensitivity and signal-to-noise ratio. However, it is still a challenge to a…

quant-ph2021★ 15 cited

Observable bound for Gaussian illumination

Su-Yong Lee, Yonggi Jo, Taek Jeong +6

We propose observable bounds for Gaussian illumination to maximize the signal-to-noise ratio, which minimizes the discrimination error between the presence and absence of a low-ref…

quant-ph2021★ 4 cited

Quantum illumination with asymmetrically squeezed two-mode light

Yonggi Jo, Taek Jeong, Junghyun Kim +4

We propose Gaussian quantum illumination(QI) protocol exploiting asymmetrically squeezed two-mode(ASTM) state that is generated by applying single-mode squeezing operations on each…

quant-ph2021★ 4 cited

Surviving Entanglement in Optic-Microwave Conversion by Electro-Optomechanical System

Yonggi Jo, Su-Yong Lee, Yong Sup Ihn +3

In recent development of quantum technologies, a frequency conversion of quantum signals has been studied widely. We investigate the optic-microwave entanglement that is generated…

quant-ph2020★ 26 cited

Quantum illumination receiver using double homodyne detection

Yonggi Jo, Sangkyung Lee, Yong Sup Ihn +2

A quantum receiver is an essential element of quantum illumination (QI) which outperforms its classical counterpart, called classical-illumination (CI). However, there are only few…

quant-ph2019★ 14 cited

Efficient High-dimensional Quantum Key Distribution with Hybrid Encoding

Yonggi Jo, Hee Su Park, Seung-Woo Lee +1

We propose a schematic setup of quantum key distribution (QKD) with an improved secret key rate based on high-dimensional quantum states. Two degrees-of-freedom of a single photon,…

quant-ph2019★ 6 cited

Enhanced Bell state measurement for efficient measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution using 3-dimensional quantum states

Yonggi Jo, Kwangil Bae, Wonmin Son

We propose an enhanced discrimination measurement for tripartite 3-dimensional entangled states in order to improve the discernible number of orthogonal entangled states. The schem…

quant-ph2016★ 28 cited

Key rate enhancement using qutrit states for uncharacterized quantum key distribution

Yonggi Jo, Wonmin Son

It is known that measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution (MDI-QKD) provides ultimate security from all types of side-channel attack against detectors at the expense…