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arXiv:2307.02364 · Nature Photonics

High-rate quantum key distribution exceeding 110 Mb s–1

Wei Li, Likang Zhang, Hao Tan, Yichen Lu, Sheng‐Kai Liao, Jia Huang, Hao Li, Zhen Wang, Haokun Mao, Bingze Yan, Qiong Li, Yang Liu, Qiang Zhang, Cheng-Zhi Peng, Lixing You, Feihu Xu, Jian-Wei Pan

Published Mar 13, 2023• 313 citations
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10.1038/s41566-023-01166-4

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