Wen-Qi Cai

Category
Senior researcher
Position
Professor (Senior Engineer)
Email
caiwq@ustc.edu.cn
Address
No.99 Xiupu Road, Pudong District, Shanghai, China
Introduction

Education experience:
2005 / 08-2010 / 07, University of Science and Technology of China, Department of Modern Physics, Ph.D.
2001 / 05-2005 / 07, University of Science and Technology of China, Department of Modern Physics, undergraduate
Research work experience:
2010 / 07-2012 / 08, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
2012 / 08-2014 / 12, China University of Science and Technology, Hefei National Laboratory for Microscale Material Science, Postdoctoral
2014/12-present, China University of Science and Technology, Hefei micro-scale material science national laboratory, associate researcher
Has long been engaged in free space quantum confidential communication research, and has a wealth of scientific engineering research and development experience.

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    Li, Y., Cai, W.-Q., Ren, J.-G., Wang, C.-Z., Yang, M., Zhang, L., Wu, H.-Y., Chang, L., Wu, J.-C., Jin, B., Xue, H.-J., Li, X.-J., Liu, H., Yu, G.-W., Tao, X.-Y., Chen, T., Liu, C.-F., Bin Luo, W.-, Zhou, J., Yong, H.-L., Li, Y.-H., Li, F.-Z., Jiang, C., Chen, H.-Z., Wu, C., Tong, X.-H., Xie, S.-J., Zhou, F., Liu, W.-Y., Ismail, Y., Petruccione, F., Le Liu, N.-, Li, L., Xu, F., Cao, Y., Yin, J., Shu, R., Bin Wang, X.-, Zhang, Q., Wang, J.-Y., Liao, S.-K., Peng, C.-Z. & Pan, J.-W. Microsatellite-based real-time quantum key distribution. Nature (2025). doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08739-z
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    Cai, W.-Q., Li, Y., Li, B., Ren, J.-G., Liao, S.-K., Cao, Y., Zhang, L., Yang, M., Wu, J.-C., Li, Y.-H., Liu, W.-Y., Yin, J., Wang, C.-Z., Bin Luo, W.-, Jin, B., Lv, C.-L., Li, H., You, L., Shu, R., Pan, G.-S., Zhang, Q., Liu, N.-L., Bin Wang, X.-, Wang, J.-Y., Peng, C.-Z. & Pan, J.-W. Free-space quantum key distribution during daylight and at night. Optica 11, 647 (2024).
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    Li, B., Cao, Y., Li, Y.-H., Cai, W.-Q., Liu, W.-Y., Ren, J.-G., Liao, S.-K., Wu, H.- nan, Li, S.-L., Li, L., Liu, N.-L., Lu, C.-Y., Yin, J., Chen, Y.-A., Peng, C.-Z. & Pan, J.-W. Quantum State Transfer over 1200 km Assisted by Prior Distributed Entanglement. Physical Review Letters 128, 170501 (2022).
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    Zhu, C.-X., Chen, Z.-Y., Li, Y., Wang, X.-Z., Wang, C.-Z., Zhu, Y.-L., Liang, F.-T., Cai, W.-Q., Jin, G., Liao, S.-K. & Peng, C.-Z. Experimental Quantum Key Distribution with Integrated Silicon Photonics and Electronics. Physical Review Applied 17, 1 (2022).
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    Chen, Y.-A., Zhang, Q., Chen, T.-Y., Cai, W.-Q., Liao, S.-K., Zhang, J., Chen, K., Yin, J., Ren, J.-G., Chen, Z., Han, S.-L., Yu, Q., Liang, K., Zhou, F., Yuan, X., Zhao, M.-S., Wang, T.-Y., Jiang, X., Zhang, L., Liu, W.-Y., Li, Y., Shen, Q., Cao, Y., Lu, C.-Y., Shu, R., Wang, J.-Y., Li, L., Le Liu, N., Xu, F., Bin Wang, X.-, Peng, C.-Z. & Pan, J.-W. An integrated space-to-ground quantum communication network over 4,600 kilometres. Nature 589, 214–219 (2021).
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    Yin, J., Li, Y.-H., Liao, S.-K., Yang, M., Cao, Y., Zhang, L., Ren, J.-G., Cai, W.-Q., Liu, W.-Y., Li, S.-L., Shu, R., Huang, Y.-M., Deng, L., Li, L., Zhang, Q., Le Liu, N., Chen, Y.-A., Lu, C.-Y., Bin Wang, X.-, Xu, F., Wang, J.-Y., Peng, C.-Z., Ekert, A. K. & Pan, J.-W. Entanglement-based secure quantum cryptography over 1,120 kilometres. Nature 582, 501–505 (2020).
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    Dai, H., Shen, Q., Wang, C.-Z., Li, S.-L., Liu, W.-Y., Cai, W.-Q., Liao, S.-K., Ren, J.-G., Yin, J., Chen, Y.-A., Zhang, Q., Xu, F., Peng, C.-Z. & Pan, J.-W. Towards satellite-based quantum-secure time transfer. Nature Physics 16, 848–852 (2020).
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    Xu, P., Ma, Y., Ren, J.-G., Yong, H.-L., Ralph, T., Liao, S.-K., Yin, J., Liu, W.-Y., Cai, W.-Q., Han, X., Wu, H.- nan, Wang, W.-Y., Li, F.-Z., Yang, M., Lin, F.-L., Li, L., Liu, N.-L., Chen, Y.-A., Lu, C.-Y., Chen, Y., Fan, J., Peng, C.-Z. & Pan, J.-W. Satellite testing of a gravitationally induced quantum decoherence model. Science 366, 132 (2019).
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    Xie, H.-B., Li, Y., Jiang, C., Cai, W.-Q., Yin, J., Ren, J.-G., Bin Wang, X.-, Liao, S.-K. & Peng, C.-Z. Optically injected intensity-stable pulse source for secure quantum key distribution. Optics Express 27, 12231 (2019).
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    Han, X., Yong, H.-L., Xu, P., Wang, W.-Y., Yang, K.-X., Xue, H.-J., Cai, W.-Q., Ren, J.-G., Peng, C.-Z. & Pan, J.-W. Point-ahead demonstration of a transmitting antenna for satellite quantum communication. Optics Express 26, 17044 (2018).