Ground to satellite secure key exchange using quantum cryptography

New Journal of Physics

Volumn 4, Issue , 2002, Pages

  Rarity, J G ^a   Tapster, P R ^a   Gorman, P M ^a   Knight, P ^a  

^a QINETIQ   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 3042606747     PISSN: 13672630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/4/1/382     Document Type: Article

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