Security of quantum key distribution with bit and basis dependent detector flaws

Quantum Information and Computation

Volumn 10, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 60-76

  Lydersen, Lars ^a,b   Skaar, Johannes ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Detection efficiency mismatch; Quantum cryptography; Quantum key distribution; Security proof

Indexed keywords

QUANTUM EFFICIENCY;

DETECTION EFFICIENCY; DETECTION EFFICIENCY MISMATCH; DETECTOR EFFICIENCY; DETECTOR MODELING; LINEAR OPTICAL; RECEIVER DETECTORS; SECURITY PROOFS;

QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY;

EID: 77953935498     PISSN: 15337146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26421/qic10.1-2-5     Document Type: Article

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