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Advances in Chip-Based Quantum Key Distribution
Quantum key distribution (QKD), guaranteed by the principles of quantum mechanics, is one of the most promising solutions for the future of secure communication. Integrated quantum photonics provides a stable, compact, and robust platform for the implementation of complex photonic circuits amenable...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9600573/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37420354 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/e24101334 |
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author | Liu, Qiang Huang, Yinming Du, Yongqiang Zhao, Zhengeng Geng, Minming Zhang, Zhenrong Wei, Kejin |
author_facet | Liu, Qiang Huang, Yinming Du, Yongqiang Zhao, Zhengeng Geng, Minming Zhang, Zhenrong Wei, Kejin |
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description | Quantum key distribution (QKD), guaranteed by the principles of quantum mechanics, is one of the most promising solutions for the future of secure communication. Integrated quantum photonics provides a stable, compact, and robust platform for the implementation of complex photonic circuits amenable to mass manufacture, and also allows for the generation, detection, and processing of quantum states of light at a growing system’s scale, functionality, and complexity. Integrated quantum photonics provides a compelling technology for the integration of QKD systems. In this review, we summarize the advances in integrated QKD systems, including integrated photon sources, detectors, and encoding and decoding components for QKD implements. Complete demonstrations of various QKD schemes based on integrated photonic chips are also discussed. |
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spelling | pubmed-96005732022-10-27 Advances in Chip-Based Quantum Key Distribution Liu, Qiang Huang, Yinming Du, Yongqiang Zhao, Zhengeng Geng, Minming Zhang, Zhenrong Wei, Kejin Entropy (Basel) Review Quantum key distribution (QKD), guaranteed by the principles of quantum mechanics, is one of the most promising solutions for the future of secure communication. Integrated quantum photonics provides a stable, compact, and robust platform for the implementation of complex photonic circuits amenable to mass manufacture, and also allows for the generation, detection, and processing of quantum states of light at a growing system’s scale, functionality, and complexity. Integrated quantum photonics provides a compelling technology for the integration of QKD systems. In this review, we summarize the advances in integrated QKD systems, including integrated photon sources, detectors, and encoding and decoding components for QKD implements. Complete demonstrations of various QKD schemes based on integrated photonic chips are also discussed. MDPI 2022-09-22 /pmc/articles/PMC9600573/ /pubmed/37420354 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/e24101334 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Liu, Qiang Huang, Yinming Du, Yongqiang Zhao, Zhengeng Geng, Minming Zhang, Zhenrong Wei, Kejin Advances in Chip-Based Quantum Key Distribution |
title | Advances in Chip-Based Quantum Key Distribution |
title_full | Advances in Chip-Based Quantum Key Distribution |
title_fullStr | Advances in Chip-Based Quantum Key Distribution |
title_full_unstemmed | Advances in Chip-Based Quantum Key Distribution |
title_short | Advances in Chip-Based Quantum Key Distribution |
title_sort | advances in chip-based quantum key distribution |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9600573/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37420354 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/e24101334 |
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