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Practical quantum key distribution protocol without monitoring signal disturbance

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  • Toshihiko Sasaki

    (Photon Science Center, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan)

  • Yoshihisa Yamamoto

    (E. L. Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford University
    National Institute of Informatics, Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8430, Japan)

  • Masato Koashi

    (Photon Science Center, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan)

Abstract

Conventional quantum cryptography relies on monitoring signal disturbance to make sure that information leakage is negligible; here a new quantum method of achieving security is described, in which little information is leaked to the eavesdropper regardless of the signal disturbance.

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  • Toshihiko Sasaki & Yoshihisa Yamamoto & Masato Koashi, 2014. "Practical quantum key distribution protocol without monitoring signal disturbance," Nature, Nature, vol. 509(7501), pages 475-478, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:509:y:2014:i:7501:d:10.1038_nature13303
    DOI: 10.1038/nature13303
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    1. Pei Zeng & Hongyi Zhou & Weijie Wu & Xiongfeng Ma, 2022. "Mode-pairing quantum key distribution," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-11, December.
    2. Lai, Hong & Pieprzyk, Josef & Orgun, Mehmet A., 2020. "Novel quantum key distribution with shift operations based on Fibonacci and Lucas valued orbital angular momentum entangled states," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 554(C).

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