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Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
30
Citations
4011
World Ranking
6781
National Ranking
286

Overview

Li Qian is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada and has an extensive record of research and publications primarily in the fields of Engineering, Physics and Astronomy, and Computer Science. Their work encompasses areas such as Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, and Artificial Intelligence.

The scientist has contributed significantly to research topics including Quantum Information and Cryptography, Photonic and Optical Devices, Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture, Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies, Quantum optics and atomic interactions, Quantum Mechanics and Applications, and Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors.

Li Qian's recent publications reflect a focus on quantum communication and photonics. Some notable papers include:

  • Fully Passive Quantum Key Distribution, 2023, Physical Review Letters
  • Simple Multiuser Twin-Field Quantum Key Distribution Network, 2022, Physical Review Applied
  • Machine-Learning-Derived Entanglement Witnesses, 2023, Physical Review Applied
  • Telecom-band hyperentangled photon pairs from a fiber-based source, 2022, Physical review. A/Physical review, A
  • Sub-megahertz spectral dip in a resonator-free twisted gain medium, 2022, Nature Photonics

The scientist often collaborates with colleagues such as Hoi-Kwong Lo, Eric Y. Zhu, Changjia Chen, Arash Riazi, and Brian T. Kirby, reflecting a network of research activity in quantum technologies and optical science.

Li Qian's work is published frequently in venues including:

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

The diversity of publication venues and research collaborations indicate a multidisciplinary approach bridging advanced engineering techniques with cutting-edge quantum photonics and computational methodologies.

Best Publications

  • Experimental quantum key distribution with decoy states

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

  • Experimental demonstration of polarization encoding measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution.

    Zhiyuan Tang;Zhongfa Liao;Feihu Xu;Bing Qi

  • High-speed quantum random number generation by measuring phase noise of a single-mode laser.

    Bing Qi;Yue-Meng Chi;Hoi-Kwong Lo;Li Qian

  • Experimental study on the Gaussian-modulated coherent-state quantum key distribution over standard telecommunication fibers

    Bing Qi;Lei-Lei Huang;Li Qian;Hoi-Kwong Lo

  • Feasibility of quantum key distribution through a dense wavelength division multiplexing network

    Bing Qi;Wen Zhu;Li Qian;Hoi-Kwong Lo

  • A balanced homodyne detector for high-rate Gaussian-modulated coherent-state quantum key distribution

    Yue Meng Chi;Bing Qi;Wen Zhu;Li Qian

  • Polarization-multiplexed, dual-comb all-fiber mode-locked laser

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  • Feasibility of quantum key distribution through dense wavelength division multiplexing network

    Bing Qi;Wen Zhu;Li Qian;Hoi-Kwong Lo

  • Experimental quantum key distribution with source flaws

    Feihu Xu;Kejin Wei;Kejin Wei;Shihan Sajeed;Sarah Kaiser

  • Direct generation of polarization-entangled photon pairs in a poled fiber.

    Eric Y. Zhu;Zhiyuan Tang;Li Qian;Lukas G. Helt

  • Compact highly-nonlinear AlGaAs waveguides for efficient wavelength conversion.

    Ksenia Dolgaleva;Wing Chau Ng;Li Qian;J. Stewart Aitchison

  • Experimental Measurement-Device-Independent Quantum Key Distribution with Imperfect Sources

    Zhiyuan Tang;Kejin Wei;Kejin Wei;Olinka Bedroya;Li Qian

  • Simulation and Implementation of Decoy State Quantum Key Distribution over 60km Telecom Fiber

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

  • On the optimal mobile association in heterogeneous wireless relay networks

    Qian Li;Rose Qingyang Hu;Geng Wu;Yi Qian

  • Subpicosecond carrier lifetime in beryllium-doped InGaAsP grown by He-plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy

    Li Qian;S. D. Benjamin;P. W. E. Smith;B. J. Robinson

  • Discrete and continuous variables for measurement-device-independent quantum cryptography

    Feihu Xu;Marcos Curty;Bing Qi;Li Qian

  • Multipoint Chemical Gas Sensing Using Frequency-Shifted Interferometry

    Fei Ye;Li Qian;Bing Qi

  • Proof-of-principle experimental demonstration of twin-field quantum key distribution over optical channels with asymmetric losses

    Xiaoqing Zhong;Wenyuan Wang;Wenyuan Wang;Li Qian;Hoi-Kwong Lo;Hoi-Kwong Lo

  • High-resolution, large dynamic range fiber length measurement based on a frequency-shifted asymmetric Sagnac interferometer.

    Bing Qi;Andrew Tausz;Li Qian;Hoi-Kwong Lo

  • Group velocity inversion in AlGaAs nanowires.

    J. Meier;W. S. Mohammed;A. Jugessur;L. Qian

  • Demodulation of a Hydroacoustic Sensor Array of Fiber Interferometers Based on Ultra-Weak Fiber Bragg Grating Reflectors Using a Self-Referencing Signal

    Ciming Zhou;Yandong Pang;Li Qian;Xi Chen

  • Single-arm three-wave interferometer for measuring dispersion of short lengths of fiber

    Michael A. Galle;Waleed Mohammed;Li Qian;Peter W. E. Smith

  • Compensation-free broadband entangled photon pair sources

    Changjia Chen;Eric Y. Zhu;Arash Riazi;Alexey V. Gladyshev

  • Correlated photon pair generation in AlGaAs nanowaveguides via spontaneous four-wave mixing.

    Pisek Kultavewuti;Eric Y. Zhu;Li Qian;Vincenzo Pusino

  • Large-capacity multiplexing of near-identical weak fiber Bragg gratings using frequency-shifted interferometry.

    Yiwen Ou;Ciming Zhou;Li Qian;Dian Fan

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter G. Kazansky
Peter G. Kazansky University of Southampton
Morten Ibsen
Morten Ibsen University of Southampton
Marc Sorel
Marc Sorel University of Glasgow
Peter R. Herman
Peter R. Herman University of Toronto
Pierre Sillard
Pierre Sillard Prysmian Group (Germany)
Leslie A. Rusch
Leslie A. Rusch Université Laval
Sophie LaRochelle
Sophie LaRochelle Université Laval
Kevin P. Chen
Kevin P. Chen University of Pittsburgh

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