Unconditional security of practical quantum key distribution

European Physical Journal D

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 599-627

  Inamori, H ^a   Lutkenhaus N ^b,d   Mayers, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b HELSINKI INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Finland)

^c NEC LABORATORIES AMERICA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

21.20.Kd Quantum key distribution; 22.70.+S Security proofs

Indexed keywords

+S SECURITY PROOF; 21.20.; 22.70.; EAVESDROPPE; FINITE SIZE; KD QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION; MULTIPHOTONS; POWER; SECURITY PROOFS; UNCONDITIONAL SECURITY;

EID: 33846980802     PISSN: 14346060     EISSN: 14346079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2007-00010-4     Document Type: Article

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