Simple security proof of quantum key distribution based on complementarity

New Journal of Physics

Volumn 11, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Koashi, M ^a,b  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTANGLEMENT DISTILLATION; PRIVACY AMPLIFICATION; QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION; QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION PROTOCOLS; SECURITY PROOFS; SINGLE PARAMETER; UNCONDITIONAL SECURITY;

AMPLIFICATION; DISTILLATION; ERROR CORRECTION; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; NETWORK SECURITY; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY;

QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY;

EID: 66449096518     PISSN: 13672630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/11/4/045018     Document Type: Article

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