3 papers
quant-ph2026
Quantum key distribution over a metropolitan network using an integrated photonics based prototype
Maria Ana Pereira, Giulio Gualandi, Rebecka Sax +5
An industrial-scale adoption of Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) requires the development of practical, stable, resilient and cost-effective hardware that can be manufactured at larg…
quant-ph2025
Integrated Telecom Wavelength Heralded Single-Photon Source based on GHz gated detectors
Maria Ana Pereira, Mingsong Wu, Arslan Sajid Raja +5
We introduce a simple and flexible concept for a heralded -- spectrally pure -- single photon source. The scheme uses a probabilistic photon pair source pumped with a CW laser, whe…
quant-ph2024
Enhanced Detection Rate and High Photon-Number Efficiencies with a Scalable Parallel SNSPD
Lorenzo Stasi, Towsif Taher, Giovanni V. Resta +3
Since their inception, superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors have been enabling quantum optical applications and the rise of the photonic quantum industry. The evolution…