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most citedQuantum and semi--quantum key distribution in networks

8 citations · 27 across the 21 of their papers we have counts for

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21 papers

quant-ph2026

Quantum Illumination with Symmetry-Constrained Random Unitaries

Sooryansh Asthana, Sai Vinjanampathy

Quantum illumination provides a quantum advantage in detecting weakly reflecting objects embedded in a noisy environment, even when environmental noise destroys most of the initial…

quant-ph2026

Efficient Many-Body Shadow Metrology via Clifford Lensing

Sooryansh Asthana, Conan Alexander, Anubhav Kumar Srivastava +2

Quantum probes that enable enhanced exploration and characterization of complex systems are central to modern science, spanning applications from biology to astrophysics and chemic…

quant-ph2025

Projected Optimal Sensors from Operator Orbits

Sooryansh Asthana, Yeshma Ibrahim, Norman Tze Wei Koo +1

We unify Ramsey, twist-untwist, and random quantum sensors using operator algebra and account for the Fisher scaling of various sensor designs. We illustrate how the operator orbit…

quant-ph2023

Indispensability of orbital angular momentum states in secure quantum communication tasks

Rajni Bala, Sooryansh Asthana

Quantum key distribution protocols have been designed for layered networks employing multidimensional entangled and separable orbital angular momentum states [Phys. Rev. A 97, 0323…

quant-ph2023

Quantum secure direct communication with SU(2) invariant separable polarisation- OAM states

Sooryansh Asthana, Rajni Bala, V. Ravishankar

We propose a quantum secure direct communication protocol using SU (2)- invariant separable states, identified as separable equivalents of two-qubit entangled Werner st…

quant-ph2023

Relation between nonclassical features through logical qudits

Sooryansh Asthana, V. Ravishankar

Scalable modern-time fault-tolerant quantum computation and quantum communication in a network employ a large number of physical qubits. For example, IBM is reported to have made a…

quant-ph2023

Collaborative error-immune information transfer with OAM modes of light in networks through atmospheric turbulence

Rajni Bala, Sooryansh Asthana, V. Ravishankar

We present a protocol for collaborative error-immune information through atmospheric turbulence. The protocol allows transferring of information in a network of three participants.

quant-ph2023

Task-dependent semi-quantum secure communication in layered networks with OAM states of light

Rajni Bala, Sooryansh Asthana, V. Ravishankar

Secure communication in layered networks having differently preferred participants has attracted a lot of research attention. Protocols for key distribution in a layered network ha…

quant-ph2023

Boosted quantum and semi-quantum communication protocols

Rajni Bala, Sooryansh Asthana, V. Ravishankar

Secure quantum communication protocols based on a prepare-and-measure scheme employ mutually unbiased bases. In these protocols, many runs, in which different participants measure…

quant-ph2022★ 8 cited

Quantum and semi--quantum key distribution in networks

Rajni Bala, Sooryansh Asthana, V. Ravishankar

In this paper, we utilize the potential offered by multidimensional separable states (MSS) for secure and simultaneous distributions of keys in a layered network. We present protoc…

quant-ph2022★ 6 cited

Combating quantum errors: an integrated approach

Rajni Bala, Sooryansh Asthana, V. Ravishankar

Near-term quantum communication protocols suffer inevitably from channel noises, whose alleviation has been mostly attempted with resources such as multiparty entanglement or sophi…

quant-ph2022★ 1 cited

Combating errors in propagation of orbital angular momentum modes of light in turbulent media

Rajni Bala, Sooryansh Asthana, V. Ravishankar

There is a wealth of simulation, experimental and analytical studies on propagation of orbital angular momentum (OAM) modes through atmospheric and oceanic turbulence.} Using the d…

quant-ph2022

Nonclassical features in higher-dimensional systems through logical qudits

Sooryansh Asthana, V. Ravishankar

In a recent work [S. Asthana. New Journal of Physics 24.5 (2022): 053026], we have shown the interrelation of different nonclassical correlations in multiqubit systems with quantum…

quant-ph2022★ 2 cited

Integrated semi-quantum layered communication

Rajni Bala, Sooryansh Asthana, V. Ravishankar

In recent times, secure quantum communication in layered networks has emerged as an important area of study. In this paper, we harness the potential offered by multidimensional sta…

quant-ph2021★ 1 cited

Interrelation of nonclassicality conditions through stabiliser group homomorphism

Sooryansh Asthana

In this paper, we show that coherence witness for a single qubit itself yields conditions for nonlocality and entanglement inequalities for multiqubit systems. It also yields a con…

quant-ph2021

State transfer with separable optical beams and variational quantum algorithms with classical light

Sooryansh Asthana, V. Ravishankar

Classical electromagnetic fields and quantum mechanics -- both obey the principle of superposition alike. This opens up many avenues for simulation of a large variety of phenomena…

quant-ph2021★ 3 cited

Quantum communication with invariant separable level systems

Sooryansh Asthana, Rajni Bala, V. Ravishankar

Information is encoded in a qubit in the form of its Bloch vector. In this paper, we propose protocols for remote transfers of information in a known and an unknown qubit to qudits…

quant-ph2020★ 1 cited

Contextuality based quantum conferencing

Rajni Bala, Sooryansh Asthana, V. Ravishankar

Nonlocality inequalities for multi-party systems act as contextuality inequalities for single qudit systems of suitable dimensions. In this paper, we propose the procedure for adap…

quant-ph2020★ 2 cited

Non-locality and entanglement in multi-qubit systems from a unified framework

Sooryansh Asthana, Soumik Adhikary, V. Ravishankar

Non-classical probability is the underlying feature of quantum mechanics. The emergence of Bell-CHSH non-locality for bipartite systems and linear entanglement inequalities for two…

quant-ph2020★ 2 cited

Weak measurements, non-classicality and negative probability

Sooryansh Asthana, V. Ravishankar

This paper establishes a direct, robust and intimate connection between (i) non classicality tests for various quantum features, e.g., non-Boolean logic, quantum coherence, nonloca…

quant-ph2018★ 1 cited

A generalised framework for non-classicality of states II: Emergence of non locality and entanglement

Soumik Adhikary, Sooryansh Asthana, V. Ravishankar

A unified formalism was developed in [S. Adhikary et. al., arXiv:1710.04371 [quant-ph]], for describing non-classicality of states by introducing pseudo projection operators in whi…