Quantum cryptography without switching
Date
2004
Authors
Weedbrook, C
Lance, Andrew
Bowen, Warwick P
Symul, Thomas
Ralph, Timothy Cameron
Lam, Ping Koy
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American Physical Society
Abstract
A coherent state quantum key distribution (QKD) protocol based on simultaneous quadrature measurements was proposed. A lower bound on the secret key rate for this protocol, was also calculated. A possible eavesdropping attack in the form of a simple feed
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Keywords: Bandwidth; Channel capacity; Gaussian noise (electronic); Mathematical operators; Network protocols; Optical beam splitters; Quantum theory; Signal interference; Switching; Feed forward scheme; Quantum key distribution (QKD); Secret key rates; Single quad
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Physical Review Letters
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