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20142026
most citedField and long-term demonstration of a wide area quantum key distribution network

286 citations · 1.3k across the 40 of their papers we have counts for

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41 papers

quant-ph2026

Relativistic Position Verification with Coherent States

Guan-Jie Fan-Yuan, Yang-Guang Shan, Cong Zhang +10

Determining the position of an entity is a fundamental prerequisite for nearly all activities. Classical means, however, have been proven incapable of providing secure position ver…

quant-ph2025★ 1 cited

5-GHz chip-based quantum key distribution with 1Mbps secure key rate over 150 km

Guo-Wei Zhang, Sheng-Teng Zheng, You Xiao +16

Quantum key distribution (QKD) enables secure communication by harnessing the fundamental principles of quantum physics, which inherently guarantee information-theoretic security a…

quant-ph2025

Photorefractive-based on-chip optical power limiter against light-injection attacks in quantum key distribution

Min Chen, Hong-Yan Song, Jia-Lin Chen +10

Light-injection attacks pose critical security threats to quantum key distribution (QKD) systems. Conventional countermeasures, such as isolators, filters, and optical power monito…

quant-ph2025

Fast qubit-based frequency recovery algorithm for quantum key distribution

Feng-Yu Lu, Zheng-Kai Huang, Jia-Jv Deng +7

Clock synchronization serves as a foundational subsystem in quantum key distribution (QKD). The recently proposed Qubit-based synchronization (Qubit4Sync) has opportunities in elim…

quant-ph2025

Fault-Tolerant Quantum Key Distribution: Enabling Overclocked Modulation

Feng-Yu Lu, Jia-Xuan Li, Ze-Hao Wang +8

Implementation security, higher generation rate, and lower cost are primary missions in the domain of quantum key distributions in recent years. However, simultaneously achieving r…

quant-ph2025

Secure quantum key distribution against correlated leakage source

Jia-Xuan Li, Yang-Guang Shan, Rong Wang +7

Quantum key distribution (QKD) provides information theoretic security based on quantum mechanics, however, its practical deployment is challenged by imperfections of source device…

quant-ph2025

Side-channel-secure quantum key distribution with correlated sources

Yang-Guang Shan, Jia-Xuan Li, Zhen-Qiang Yin +5

Quantum key distribution (QKD) offers theoretical security guarantees for sharing secure key, but its practical systems face challenges due to the imperfections of devices. Widespr…

quant-ph2025

Security analysis of orthogonal state attack on a high-speed quantum key distribution system

Jialei Su, Qingquan Peng, Jia-lin Chen +6

High-speed quantum key distribution (QKD) systems have achieved repetition frequencies above gigahertz through advanced technologies and devices, laying an important foundation for…

quant-ph2025

Measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution with asymmetric sources

Jia-Ju Deng, Feng-Yu Lu, Zhen-Qiu Zhong +7

Measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution (MDI-QKD), which eliminates all the attacks from the eavesdropper to the measurement party, has been one of the most promisi…

quant-ph2025★ 3 cited

Quantum key distribution overcoming practical correlated intensity fluctuations

Jia-Xuan Li, Feng-Yu Lu, Ze-Hao Wang +8

Intensity correlations between neighboring pulses open a prevalent yet often overlooked security loophole in decoy-state quantum key distribution (QKD). As a solution, we present a…

quant-ph2024

Improved postselection security analysis of phase error estimation in quantum key distribution

Yang-Guang Shan, Zhen-Qiang Yin, Shuang Wang +4

Quantum key distribution (QKD) enables the generation of secure keys between two distant users. Security proof of QKD against general coherent attacks is challenging, while the one…

quant-ph2024★ 4 cited

Sending-or-not-sending quantum key distribution with phase postselection

Yang-Guang Shan, Yao Zhou, Zhen-Qiang Yin +5

Quantum key distribution (QKD) could help to share secure key between two distant peers. In recent years, twin-field (TF) QKD has been widely investigated because of its long trans…

quant-ph2023

Fully passive Measurement Device Independent Quantum Key Distribution

Xiang Wang, Feng-Yu Lu, Ze-Hao Wang +6

Measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution (MDI-QKD) can resist all attacks on the detection devices, but there are still some security issues related to the source si…

quant-ph2023

Practical Phase-Coding Side-Channel-Secure Quantum Key Distribution

Yang-Guang Shan, Zhen-Qiang Yin, Shuang Wang +4

All kinds of device loopholes give rise to a great obstacle to practical secure quantum key distribution (QKD). In this article, inspired by the original side-channel-secure protoc…

physics.optics2023★ 2 cited

Photorefraction-assisted self-emergence of dissipative Kerr solitons

Shuai Wan, Pi-Yu Wang, Rui Ma +7

Generated in high-Q optical microresonators, dissipative Kerr soliton microcombs constitute broadband optical frequency combs with chip sizes and repetition rates in the microwave…

quant-ph2023★ 1 cited

Experimental demonstration of fully passive quantum key distribution

Feng-Yu Lu, Ze-Hao Wang, Víctor Zapatero +10

The passive approach to quantum key distribution (QKD) consists of removing all active modulation from the users' devices, a highly desirable countermeasure to get rid of modulator…

quant-ph2023★ 43 cited

Induced-photorefractive attack against Quantum Key Distribution

Peng Ye, Wei Chen, Guo-Wei Zhang +8

Lithium niobate (LiNbO3, LN) devices play critical roles in quantum information processing. However, for special applications like quantum key distribution (QKD), the characteristi…

quant-ph2023★ 1 cited

Tight finite-key analysis for mode-pairing quantum key distribution

Ze-Hao Wang, Zhen-Qiang Yin, Shuang Wang +6

Mode-pairing quantum key distribution (MP-QKD) is a potential protocol that is not only immune to all possible detector side channel attacks, but also breaks the repeaterless rate-…

quant-ph2021★ 45 cited

Transverse mode-encoded quantum gate on a silicon photonic chip

Lan-Tian Feng, Ming Zhang, Xiao Xiong +10

As an important degree of freedom (DoF) in integrated photonic circuits, the orthogonal transverse mode provides a promising and flexible way to increasing communication capability…

quant-ph2021★ 16 cited

Quantum key distribution over scattering channel

Qi-Hang Lu, Fang-Xiang Wang, Kun Huang +7

Scattering of light by cloud, haze, and fog decreases the transmission efficiency of communication channels in quantum key distribution (QKD), reduces the system's practical securi…

quant-ph2021★ 75 cited

Measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution for nonstandalone networks

Guan-Jie Fan-Yuan, Feng-Yu Lu, Shuang Wang +7

Untrusted node networks initially implemented by measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution (MDI-QKD) protocol are a crucial step on the roadmap of the quantum Interne…

quant-ph2021★ 46 cited

Unbalanced-basis-misalignment tolerant measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution

Feng-Yu Lu, Ze-Hao Wang, Zhen-Qiang Yin +9

Measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution (MDIQKD) is a revolutionary protocol since it is physically immune to all attacks on the detection side. However, the protoc…

quant-ph2021★ 22 cited

Security Analysis and Improvement of Source Independent Quantum Random Number Generators with Imperfect Devices

Xing Lin, Shuang Wang, Zhen-Qiang Yin +7

A quantum random number generator (QRNG) as a genuine source of randomness is essential in many applications, such as number simulation and cryptography. Recently, a source-indepen…

quant-ph2020★ 9 cited

Quantum hacking perceiving for quantum key distribution using temporal ghost imaging

Fang-Xiang Wang, Juan Wu, Wei Chen +6

Quantum key distribution (QKD) can generate secure key bits between remote users with quantum mechanics. However, the gap between the theoretical model and practical realizations g…