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Zhiliang Yuan is affiliated with the Beijing Academy of Quantum Information Sciences in China. Their research spans multiple fields, including computer science, engineering, and physics and astronomy. The primary focus of their work lies in quantum information and cryptography, with additional emphasis on quantum optics and atomic interactions, photonic and optical devices, and quantum computing algorithms and architecture.

The scientist has contributed extensively to academic literature, authoring numerous papers across key topics such as quantum mechanics and applications, advanced optical sensing technologies, and optical network technologies.

Zhiliang Yuan's frequent coauthors include:

  • Lai Zhou
  • Marco Lucamarini
  • Robert I. Woodward
  • Mirko Sanzaro
  • A. J. Shields

The scientist's body of work is published predominantly in venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Nature Communications
  • Physical Review Applied
  • Quantum 2.0 Conference and Exhibition
  • Nature Photonics

Selected recent publications include:

  • "600-km repeater-like quantum communications with dual-band stabilization," 2021, Nature Photonics
  • "A photonic integrated quantum secure communication system," 2021, Nature Photonics
  • "Transporting holes stably under iodide invasion in efficient perovskite solar cells," 2022, Science
  • "Experimental Quantum Communication Overcomes the Rate-Loss Limit without Global Phase Tracking," 2023, Physical Review Letters
  • "Coherent phase transfer for real-world twin-field quantum key distribution," 2022, Nature Communications

The scientist's research covers subfields such as artificial intelligence, electrical and electronic engineering, atomic and molecular physics and optics, biomedical engineering, and instrumentation. This interdisciplinary approach reflects broad expertise in both the theoretical and applied aspects of quantum technologies and advanced photonic systems.

Best Publications

  • Electrically Driven Single-Photon Source

    Zhiliang Yuan;Beata E. Kardynal;R. Mark Stevenson;Andrew J. Shields

  • Field test of quantum key distribution in the Tokyo QKD Network

    Sasaki M;Fujiwara M;Ishizuka H;Klaus W

  • Overcoming the rate-distance limit of quantum key distribution without quantum repeaters.

    M. Lucamarini;Z. L. Yuan;J. F. Dynes;A. J. Shields

  • The SECOQC quantum key distribution network in Vienna

    M. Peev;C. Pacher;R. Alléaume;Claudio Barreiro

  • Quantum key distribution over 122 km of standard telecom fiber

    C. Gobby;Z. L. Yuan;A. J. Shields

  • Field test of quantum key distribution in the Tokyo QKD Network

    M. Sasaki;M. Fujiwara;H. Ishizuka;W. Klaus

  • Overcoming the rate-distance barrier of quantum key distribution without using quantum repeaters

    Marco Lucamarini;Zhiliang Yuan;James F. Dynes;Andrew J. Shields

  • High speed single photon detection in the near infrared

    Z. L. Yuan;B. E. Kardynal;A. W. Sharpe;A. J. Shields

  • A quantum access network

    Bernd Fröhlich;James F. Dynes;Marco Lucamarini;Andrew W. Sharpe

  • 10-Mb/s Quantum Key Distribution

    Zhiliang Yuan;Alan Plews;Ririka Takahashi;Kazuaki Doi

  • Gigahertz decoy quantum key distribution with 1 Mbit/s secure key rate.

    A. R. Dixon;Z. L. Yuan;J. F. Dynes;A. W. Sharpe

  • Experimental quantum key distribution beyond the repeaterless secret key capacity

    M. Minder;M. Minder;M. Pittaluga;M. Pittaluga;G. L. Roberts;G. L. Roberts;M. Lucamarini

  • A high speed, postprocessing free, quantum random number generator

    James F. Dynes;Zhiliang Yuan;Andrew W. Sharpe;Andrew J. Shields

  • Coexistence of High-Bit-Rate Quantum Key Distribution and Data on Optical Fiber

    K. A. Patel;K. A. Patel;J. F. Dynes;I. Choi;A. W. Sharpe

  • Efficient decoy-state quantum key distribution with quantified security.

    M Lucamarini;K A Patel;J F Dynes;B Fröhlich

  • Quantum key distribution without detector vulnerabilities using optically seeded lasers

    LC Comandar;LC Comandar;M Lucamarini;B Fröhlich;JF Dynes

  • An avalanche-photodiode-based photon-number-resolving detector

    B. E. Kardynał;Z. L. Yuan;A. J. Shields

  • Cambridge quantum network

    JF Dynes;Adrian Wonfor;Wws Tam;AW Sharpe

  • Quantum key distribution for 10 Gb/s dense wavelength division multiplexing networks

    K. A. Patel;J. F. Dynes;M. Lucamarini;I. Choi

  • 600-km repeater-like quantum communications with dual-band stabilization

    Mirko Pittaluga;Mirko Pittaluga;Mariella Minder;Mariella Minder;Marco Lucamarini;Marco Lucamarini;Mirko Sanzaro

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard V. Penty
Richard V. Penty University of Cambridge
Seb J. Savory
Seb J. Savory University of Cambridge
Jiannong Wang
Jiannong Wang Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Mikio Fujiwara
Mikio Fujiwara National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
Robert J. Young
Robert J. Young University of Manchester
Michael Pepper
Michael Pepper University College London
Masaki Asobe
Masaki Asobe Tokai University
Alberto Tosi
Alberto Tosi Polytechnic University of Milan
Shu-Shen Li
Shu-Shen Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Michael Eiselt
Michael Eiselt ADVA Optical Networking (Germany)

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