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View SchemaNonorthogonal decoy-state Quantum Key Distribution
| Authors | Jing-Bo Li, Xi-Ming Fang |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0509077 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0509077 |
| DOI | 10.1088/0256-307X/23/4/004 |
Abstract
In practical quantum key distribution (QKD), weak coherent states as the photon sources have a limit in secure key rate and transmission distance because of the existence of multiphoton pulses and heavy loss in transmission line. Decoy states method and nonorthogonal encoding protocol are two important weapons to combat these effects. Here, we combine these two methods and propose a efficient method that can substantially improve the performance of QKD. We find a 79 km increase in transmission distance over the prior record using decoy states method.
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