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View SchemaExperimental quantum key distribution over highly noisy channels
| Authors | L. P. Lamoureux, E. Brainis, N. Cerf, Ph. Emplit, M. Haelterman, S. Massar |
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| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0407031 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0407031 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevLett.94.230501 |
| Journal | Physical Review Letters 94, 230501 (2005) |
Abstract
Error filtration is a method for encoding the quantum state of a single particle into a higher dimensional Hilbert space in such a way that it becomes less sensitive to phase noise. We experimentally demonstrate this method by distributing a secret key over an optical fiber whose noise level otherwise precludes secure quantum key distribution. By filtering out the phase noise, a bit error rate of 15.3% +/- 0.1%, which is beyond the security limit, can be reduced to 10.6% +/- 0.1%, thereby guaranteeing the cryptographic security.
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