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Quantum Key Distribution

Quantum Key Distribution is a cryptographic protocol in quantum cryptography that enables two parties to generate a shared secret key using quantum mechanical principles to ensure security against eavesdropping through the detection of quantum state disturbances.

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Quantum cryptography based on Bell’s theorem

Artur Ekert · Physical Review Letters · 1991 · 10.7K citations

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Quantum cryptography

Nicolas Gisin, G. Ribordy, Wolfgang Tittel et al. · Reviews of Modern Physics · 2002 · 8.4K citations · Full text

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Quantum cryptography: Public key distribution and coin tossing

C. H. Bennett · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2020 · 5.4K citations · Full text

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Quantum cryptography: Public key distribution and coin tossing

Charles H. Bennett, Gilles Brassard · Theoretical Computer Science · 2014 · 3.9K citations · Full text

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The security of practical quantum key distribution

Valerio Scarani, H. Bechmann-Pasquinucci, Nicolas J. Cerf et al. · Reviews of Modern Physics · 2009 · 3.7K citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. JP
    Jian-Wei Pan

    University of Science and Technology of China, China

    72 publications · 14.5K citations

    49

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  2. NG
    Nicolas Gisin

    University of Geneva, Switzerland

    63 publications · 15.1K citations

    48

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  3. HL
    Hoi‐Kwong Lo

    University of Toronto, Canada

    77 publications · 16.1K citations

    43

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  4. HZ
    Hugo Zbinden

    University of Geneva, Switzerland

    53 publications · 8.2K citations

    41

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  5. XW
    Xiang‐Bin Wang

    Tsinghua University, China

    61 publications · 11.2K citations

    40

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Institutions

1.5K

  1. University of Science and Technology of China

    Hefei, China

    79 h-index

    1.9K publications

    246.4K citations

  2. University of Geneva

    Geneva, Switzerland

    66 h-index

    404 publications

    93.7K citations

  3. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    62 h-index

    259 publications

    48.3K citations

  4. Tsinghua University

    Beijing, China

    60 h-index

    355 publications

    43.2K citations

  5. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

    Beijing, China

    59 h-index

    729 publications

    38.9K citations

  6. University of Waterloo

    Waterloo, Canada

    55 h-index

    360 publications

    23.8K citations

  7. National University of Singapore

    Singapore, Singapore

    52 h-index

    236 publications

    41.6K citations

  8. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    52 h-index

    371 publications

    101.9K citations

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  1. Physical Review A

    PRA · 414 publications · 46.1K citations

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  2. Physical Review Letters

    PRL · 189 publications · 71.4K citations

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  3. New Journal of Physics

    NJP · 137 publications · 14.7K citations

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  4. Optics Express

    197 publications · 12.7K citations

    60

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  5. Physical review. A/Physical review, A

    PRA · 234 publications · 10.6K citations

    55

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