Quantum cryptography using larger alphabets

Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 062308-062301

  Bechmann Pasquinucci, H ^a   Tittel, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYPTOGRAPHY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; INFORMATION THEORY; INTERFEROMETERS; LASER PULSES; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

EAVESDROPPING STRATEGY; QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY; QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 0033702560     PISSN: 10502947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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