Securing Communication with Quantum Key Distribution: Implications and Impact on
Network Performance Page 1 Securing Communication with Quantum Key Distribution …

Quantum key distribution's (QKD's) central and unique claim is information theoretic security.
However there is an increasing understanding that the security of a QKD system relies not …

Abstract Information is one of the key assets of our society. Secure communication is vital for
economy, national and international stability. Quantum key distribution (QKD) has closed a …

We show how quantum key distribution (QKD) techniques can be employed within realistic,
highly secure communications systems, using the internet architecture for a specific …

Quantum key distribution (QKD), a technology that enables perfectly secure communication,
has evolved to the stage where many different protocols are being used in real-world …

The continuous-variable version of quantum key distribution (QKD) offers the advantages
(over discrete-variable systems) of higher secret key rates in metropolitan areas, as well as …

Quantum key distribution (QKD) has been proposed for decades. Many applications have
been deployed recently for both wired and wireless networks. Especially for optical …

Quantum key distribution (QKD) is an effective solution to ensure the secure transmission of
information. However, for the large-scale application of QKD, the interoperability and …

Quantum key distribution (QKD) provides information-theoretic security based on quantum
mechanics. Integrating QKD with classical data traffic by using wavelength division …

The performances of Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) systems have notably progressed
since the early experimental demonstrations and several recent works indicate that the pace …