Quantum key distribution with chromatic codes

Zhihui Yan; Xiaojun Jia

doi:10.1038/s41377-025-01781-6

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- Quantum key distribution with chromatic codes
- Light: Science & Applications Vol. 14, Issue 5, Pages: 1171-1173(2025)
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  State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Opto-Electronics, Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, China
- Author bio：
  
  Xiaojun Jia (jiaxj@sxu.edu.cn)
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- DOI：10.1038/s41377-025-01781-6
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- Published Online：19 March 2025，
  
  Published：31 May 2025
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Yan, Z. H. & Jia, X. J. Quantum key distribution with chromatic codes. Light: Science & Applications, 14, 1171-1173 (2025).
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Yan, Z. H. & Jia, X. J. Quantum key distribution with chromatic codes. Light: Science & Applications, 14, 1171-1173 (2025). DOI： 10.1038/s41377-025-01781-6.

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Abstract

Quantum key distribution with different frequency codes is demonstrated with a reconfigurable entanglement distribution network

which is essential for scalable and resource-efficient quantum communications.

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