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most citedHacking commercial quantum cryptography systems by tailored bright illumination

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physics.ins-det2023★ 12 cited

Automated verification of countermeasure against detector-control attack in quantum key distribution

Polina Acheva, Konstantin Zaitsev, Vladimir Zavodilenko +3

Attacks that control single-photon detectors in quantum key distribution using tailored bright illumination are capable of eavesdropping the secret key. Here we report an automated…

physics.space-ph2023★ 7 cited

Protocols for healing radiation-damaged single-photon detectors suitable for space environment

Joanna Krynski, Nigar Sultana, Youn Seok Lee +2

Single-photon avalanche detectors (SPADs) are well-suited for satellite-based quantum communication because of their advantageous operating characteristics as well as their relativ…

quant-ph2022★ 22 cited

Characterisation of state-preparation uncertainty in quantum key distribution

Anqi Huang, Akihiro Mizutani, Hoi-Kwong Lo +2

To achieve secure quantum key distribution, all imperfections in the source unit must be incorporated in a security proof and measured in the lab. Here we perform a proof-of-princi…

quant-ph2022★ 52 cited

Protecting fiber-optic quantum key distribution sources against light-injection attacks

Anastasiya Ponosova, Daria Ruzhitskaya, Poompong Chaiwongkhot +3

A well-protected and characterised source in a quantum key distribution system is needed for its security. Unfortunately, the source is vulnerable to light-injection attacks, such…

quant-ph2021★ 13 cited

Faking photon number on a transition-edge sensor

Poompong Chaiwongkhot, Jiaqiang Zhong, Anqi Huang +3

We study potential security vulnerabilities of a single-photon detector based on superconducting transition-edge sensor. In a simple experiment, we show that an adversary could fak…

quant-ph2020★ 12 cited

A low-noise single-photon detector for long-distance free-space quantum communication

Elena Anisimova, Dmitri Nikulov, Simeng Simone Hu +5

We build and test a single-photon detector based on a Si avalanche photodiode Excelitas 30902SH thermoelectrically cooled to -100 deg. C. Our detector has dark count rate below 1 H…