Quantum Communications: Technologies and Applications
A special issue of Photonics (ISSN 2304-6732). This special issue belongs to the section "Quantum Photonics and Technologies".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2023) | Viewed by 3281
Special Issue Editors
Interests: quantum information; quantum cryptography; quantum key distribution; quantum secret sharing; quantum private query; quantum state distinguish; quantum operation distinguish
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Quantum communications have achieved information theoretic security for cryptographic tasks such as key distribution, secure direct communication, true random number and so on. Further, for a great multitude of other cryptographic tasks, quantum communications can provide a higher level of security which is independent of computational complexity, as well as lower communication complexity. Quantum key distribution is more mature in both theory and technology than other types of quantum communication protocols. However, other types of protocols also need to be developed to enrich the capabilities of quantum communication.
This Special Issue focuses on the technologies of quantum communication protocols, especially those in which the participants do not trust each other, and the technologies to solve practical security problems in a variety of quantum communications, including—but not limited to—quantum private query, quantum secret sharing, quantum coin flipping, quantum signature, quantum voting and so on.
This issue also focuses on the applications of quantum key distribution to solve other cryptographic problems and the applications of any other kind of quantum communication protocols to solve practical problems in network communication, financial activities and so on.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Bin Liu
Dr. Zhiwei Sun
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- quantum communication
- practical security
- quantum private query
- quantum secret sharing
- quantum network
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