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ArticleNature2026

Large-scale quantum communication networks with integrated photonics.

Yun Zheng, Hanyu Wang, Xinyu Jia, Jiahui Huang, Huihong Yuan, Chonghao Zhai, Junhao Dai, Jingbo Shi, Lei Zhang, Xuguang Zhang and 14 more

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Article in Nature, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

24 authors.

Yun Zheng *State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, China. zhengyun96@pku.edu.cn.ORCID 0009-0004-7974-6573
Hanyu Wang *State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Xinyu Jia *State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, China.ORCID 0009-0003-3052-6652
Jiahui Huang *State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, School of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing, China.ORCID 0009-0009-4561-9273
Huihong Yuan *State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Chonghao ZhaiState Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, China.ORCID 0009-0002-9545-5050
Junhao DaiState Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Jingbo ShiState Key Laboratory of Information Photonics and Optical Communications, School of Integrated Circuits, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, China.
Lei ZhangState Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, School of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Xuguang ZhangState Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, School of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing, China.ORCID 0009-0008-6512-4238
Minxue ZhuangState Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, School of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Jinchang LiuState Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Jun MaoState Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4043-2313
Tianxiang DaiState Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9735-8006
Zhaorong FuState Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6575-4589
Yuqing JiaoEindhoven Hendrik Casimir Institute (EHCI), Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-2757-8948
Yaocheng ShiState Key Laboratory for Extreme Photonics and Instrumentation, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information Technology, College of Optical Science and Engineering, International Research Center for Advanced Photonics, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4489-8310
Daoxin DaiState Key Laboratory for Extreme Photonics and Instrumentation, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information Technology, College of Optical Science and Engineering, International Research Center for Advanced Photonics, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2769-3009
Xingjun WangState Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, School of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8206-2544
Yan LiState Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0607-3166
Qihuang GongState Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4974-6244
Zhiliang YuanBeijing Academy of Quantum Information Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5276-9151
Lin ChangState Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, School of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing, China. linchang@pku.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0003-4312-5850
Jianwei WangState Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, China. jww@pku.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0003-1313-9266

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Quantum key distribution (QKD) makes use of the principles of quantum mechanics to enable provably secure communication

Indexed as

Computer Communication NetworksOptics and PhotonicsQuantum TheoryComputer SecurityPhotonsReproducibility of Results

Identifiers

PMID41673161
PMCPMC12960210

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