Resource-efficient quantum key distribution with integrated silicon photonics

Kejin Wei; Xiao Hu; Yongqiang Du; Xin Hua; Zhengeng Zhao; Ye Chen; Chunfeng Huang; Xi Xiao

doi:10.1364/PRJ.482942

Photonics Research, Volume. 11, Issue 8, 1364(2023)

Resource-efficient quantum key distribution with integrated silicon photonics

Kejin Wei^1,4、†,*, Xiao Hu^2、†, Yongqiang Du¹, Xin Hua^2,3, Zhengeng Zhao¹, Ye Chen¹, Chunfeng Huang¹, and Xi Xiao^2,3,5、*

Author Affiliations

¹Guangxi Key Laboratory for Relativistic Astrophysics, School of Physical Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China

²National Information Optoelectronics Innovation Center (NOEIC), Wuhan 430074, China

³State Key Laboratory of Optical Communication Technologies and Networks, China Information and Communication Technologies Group Corporation (CICT), Wuhan 430074, China

⁴e-mail: kjwei@gxu.edu.cn

⁵e-mail: xxiao@wri.com.cn

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Category: Quantum Optics

Received: Dec. 15, 2022

Accepted: May. 16, 2023

Published Online: Jul. 5, 2023

The Author Email: Kejin Wei (kjwei@gxu.edu.cn), Xi Xiao (xxiao@wri.com.cn)

DOI:10.1364/PRJ.482942

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