Latest Research on Quantum Communication and Quantum Randomness Generation
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Quantum Science and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2022) | Viewed by 1791
Special Issue Editors
Interests: quantum information; quantum key distribution; quantum random number generators
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Quantum technologies have advanced at a rapid pace, with quantum communication and quantum randomness generation being two of the most mature. By exploiting the unique properties of quantum systems, they provide significant advantages in a wide range of applications, including unconditionally secure communication and the generation of truly unpredictable and private random numbers for simulations or cryptography. Solutions have progressed dramatically from laboratory experiments to commercial devices, but research in these fields is still ongoing, with novel theoretical and experimental improvements allowing for greater distances, higher speeds, and more robust and secure protocols. This Special Issue aims to collect theoretical and experimental contributions exploring the most recent developments in this fields.
Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):
- Discrete and continuous variable quantum key distribution;
- Fiber and free-space quantum communication;
- Quantum networks;
- Quantum random number generators;
- Device-independent and semi-device-independent protocols;
- Quantum direct communication;
- Quantum bit commitment;
- Quantum digital signatures;
- Quantum hacking, side-channel attacks and countermeasures;
- Integrated quantum photonics.
Dr. Marco Avesani
Dr. Davide G. Marangon
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- quantum key distribution
- quantum random number generators
- free-space quantum communication
- quantum networks
- device-independent
- semi-device-independent
- integrated photonics
