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Hoi-Kwong Lo is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada and has contributed extensively to the fields of Computer Science and Physics and Astronomy. Their research spans multiple key domains including Quantum Information and Cryptography, Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture, and Quantum Mechanics and Applications.

The scientist's recent publications reflect a focus on quantum technologies and secure communication. Notable papers include:

  • "Secure quantum key distribution with realistic devices" (2020) published in Reviews of Modern Physics
  • "Quantum repeaters: From quantum networks to the quantum internet" (2023) published in Reviews of Modern Physics
  • "Fully Passive Quantum Key Distribution" (2023) published in Physical Review Letters
  • "Simple Multiuser Twin-Field Quantum Key Distribution Network" (2022) published in Physical Review Applied
  • "Proof-of-Principle Demonstration of Fully Passive Quantum Key Distribution" (2023) published in Physical Review Letters

These publications cover themes related to quantum key distribution, quantum network infrastructure, and advances in quantum communication protocols.

Hoi-Kwong Lo collaborates frequently with a number of coauthors, including:

  • Li Qian
  • Wenyuan Wang
  • Amita Gnanapandithan
  • Reem Mandil
  • Jie Lin

The researcher regularly publishes in a diverse set of venues that includes:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical Review Letters
  • Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics
  • Physical Review Applied
  • Physical review. A/Physical review, A

Hoi-Kwong Lo's work is also active in several subfields such as Artificial Intelligence, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computational Theory and Mathematics, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist explores topics like Quantum optics and atomic interactions, Quantum-Dot Cellular Automata, Optical Network Technologies, and Quantum and electron transport phenomena, highlighting a broad interdisciplinary approach to quantum science and technology.

Best Publications

  • Decoy State Quantum Key Distribution

    Hoi-Kwong Lo;Xiongfeng Ma;Kai Chen

  • Measurement-Device-Independent Quantum Key Distribution

    Hoi-Kwong Lo;Marcos Curty;Bing Qi

  • Unconditional Security Of Quantum Key Distribution Over Arbitrarily Long Distances

    Hoi Kwong Lo;H. F. Chau

  • HOW TO SHARE A QUANTUM SECRET

    Richard Cleve;Daniel Gottesman;Hoi-Kwong Lo

  • Secure quantum key distribution

    Hoi-Kwong Lo;Marcos Curty;Kiyoshi Tamaki

  • Secure quantum key distribution with realistic devices

    Feihu Xu;Xiongfeng Ma;Qiang Zhang;Hoi-Kwong Lo

  • Security of quantum key distribution with imperfect devices

    D. Gottesman;H.-K. Lo;N. Lutkenhaus;J. Preskill

  • Practical Decoy State for Quantum Key Distribution

    Xiongfeng Ma;Bing Qi;Yi Zhao;Hoi-Kwong Lo

  • Is Quantum Bit Commitment Really Possible

    Hoi-Kwong Lo;Hoi Fung Chau

  • Classical-communication cost in distributed quantum-information processing: A generalization of quantum-communication complexity

    Hoi Kwong Lo

  • Practical challenges in quantum key distribution

    Eleni Diamanti;Hoi Kwong Lo;Bing Qi;Bing Qi;Zhiliang Yuan

  • Quantum hacking: Experimental demonstration of time-shift attack against practical quantum-key-distribution systems

    Yi Zhao;Chi-Hang F. Fung;Bing Qi;Christine Chen

  • Efficient Quantum Key Distribution Scheme and a Proof of Its Unconditional Security

    Hoi-Kwong Lo;H. F. Chau;M. Ardehali

  • All-photonic quantum repeaters

    Koji Azuma;Kiyoshi Tamaki;Hoi Kwong Lo

  • Insecurity of quantum secure computations

    Hoi-Kwong Lo;Hoi-Kwong Lo

  • Introduction to Quantum Computation and Information

    Hoi-Kwong Lo;Sandu Popescu;Tim Spiller

  • Experimental quantum key distribution with decoy states

    Yi Zhao;Bing Qi;Xiongfeng Ma;Hoi Kwong Lo

  • Time-shift attack in practical quantum cryptosystems

    Bing Qi;Chi-Hang Fred Fung;Hoi-Kwong Lo;Xiongfeng Ma

  • Finite-key analysis for measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution

    Marcos Curty;Feihu Xu;Wei Cui;Charles Ci Wen Lim

  • Proof of security of quantum key distribution with two-way classical communications

    D. Gottesman;Hoi-Kwong Lo

  • Practical decoy state for quantum key distribution (15 pages)

    X. Ma;H.-K. Lo;Y. Zhao;B. Qi

  • Efficient Quantum Key Distribution Scheme And Proof of Its Unconditional Security

    Hoi-Kwong Lo;H. F. Chau;M. Ardehali

Frequent Co-Authors

Bing Qi
Bing Qi Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Li Qian
Li Qian University of Toronto
Xiongfeng Ma
Xiongfeng Ma Tsinghua University
Daniel Gottesman
Daniel Gottesman University of Maryland, College Park
John Preskill
John Preskill California Institute of Technology
Sandu Popescu
Sandu Popescu University of Bristol
Jian-Wei Pan
Jian-Wei Pan University of Science and Technology of China
Samuel L. Braunstein
Samuel L. Braunstein University of York
Stephanie Wehner
Stephanie Wehner Delft University of Technology
Matthias Christandl
Matthias Christandl University of Copenhagen

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