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SUBMITTER: Sibson P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5309763 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sibson P P Erven C C Godfrey M M Miki S S Yamashita T T Fujiwara M M Sasaki M M Terai H H Tanner M G MG Natarajan C M CM Hadfield R H RH O'Brien J L JL Thompson M G MG
Nature communications 20170209
Improvement in secure transmission of information is an urgent need for governments, corporations and individuals. Quantum key distribution (QKD) promises security based on the laws of physics and has rapidly grown from proof-of-concept to robust demonstrations and deployment of commercial systems. Despite these advances, QKD has not been widely adopted, and large-scale deployment will likely require chip-based devices for improved performance, miniaturization and enhanced functionality. Here we ...[more]