Expertise

First QKD at 1550 nm, (1999)

The scientific and technical foundation of quCertify AB is built on decades of high-impact research carried out by its founders, team members, and close collaborators in the fields of quantum communication, quantum optics, and secure information technologies. The following selection of publications represents only a small snippet of their most recent and significant contributions, highlighting the depth of expertise and innovation that drives the company’s technology development.

  • M. Bourennane, F. Gibson, A. Karlsson, A. Hening, P. Jonsson, T. Tsegaye, D. Ljunggren, and E. Sundberg, Experiments on long wavelength (1550nm) “plug and play” quantum cryptography systems, Optica Express 4, 383 (1999);
  • N. J. Cerf, M. Bourennane, A. Karlsson, and N. Gisin, Quantum key distribution using d-level systems, Physical Review Letters 88 127902 (2002);
  • D, Ljunggren, M. Bourennane, A. Karlsson, Authority-based user authentication in quantum key distribution, Physical Review A. 62, 022305 (2000);
  • Ch. Schmid, P. Trojek, M. Bourennane, Ch. Kurtsiefer, M. Żukowski, H. Weinfurter, Experimental Single Qubit Quantum Secret Sharing, Physical Review Letters 95, 230505 (2005);
  • J. Bogdanski, N. Rafiei and M. Bourennane, Experimental quantum secret sharing using telecommunication fiber, Physical Review A 78, 062307 (2008);
  • J. Ahrens, P. Badzia̧g, A. Cabello, and M. Bourennane, Experimental device-independent tests of classical and quantum dimensions, Nature Physics volume 8, pages 592–595 (2012);
  • J. Jogenfors, A.M. Elhassan, J. Ahrens, M. Bourennane, and J.Å. Larsson, Hacking the Bell test using classical light in energy-time entanglement–based quantum key distribution, Science Advances 1 (11), e1500793 (2015);
  • P. Mironowicz, A. Tavakoli, A. Hameedi, B. Marques, M. Pawłowski, and M. Bourennane, Increased certification of semi-device independent random numbers using many inputs and more post-processing, New Journal of Physics 18 (6), 065004 (2016);
  • M. Smania, A.M. Elhassan, A. Tavakoli, and M. Bourennane, Experimental quantum multiparty communication protocols, npj Quantum Information 2, 16010 (2016);
  • P. Mironowicz, M. Grünfeld, and M. Bourennane, Generalized measurements on qubits in quantum randomness certification and expansion, Physical Review Applied 22 (4), 044041 (2024).