Unconditionally secure one-way quantum key distribution using decoy pulses

ZL Yuan, AW Sharpe, AJ Shields - Applied physics letters, 2007 - pubs.aip.org
The authors report here a complete experimental realization of one-way decoy pulse
quantum key distribution, demonstrating an unconditionally secure key rate of 5.51 kbits∕ s …

Practical quantum key distribution over 60 hours at an optical fiber distance of 20km using weak and vacuum decoy pulses for enhanced security

JF Dynes, ZL Yuan, AW Sharpe, AJ Shields - Optics Express, 2007 - opg.optica.org
Experimental one-way decoy pulse quantum key distribution running continuously for 60
hours is demonstrated over a fiber distance of 20km. We employ a decoy protocol which …

Quantum key distribution at 1550 nm using a pulse heralded single photon source

A Soujaeff, T Nishioka, T Hasegawa, S Takeuchi… - Optics express, 2007 - opg.optica.org
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Long-distance decoy-state quantum key distribution in optical fiber

D Rosenberg, JW Harrington, PR Rice, PA Hiskett… - Physical review …, 2007 - APS
The theoretical existence of photon-number-splitting attacks creates a security loophole for
most quantum key distribution (QKD) demonstrations that use a highly attenuated laser …

Simple protocol for secure decoy-state quantum key distribution with a loosely controlled source

XB Wang, CZ Peng, JW Pan - Applied physics letters, 2007 - pubs.aip.org
The method of decoy-state quantum key distribution requests different intensities of light
pulses. Existing theory has assumed exact control of intensities. Here the authors propose a …

Experimental quantum key distribution with decoy states

Y Zhao, B Qi, X Ma, HK Lo, L Qian - Physical review letters, 2006 - APS
To increase dramatically the distance and the secure key generation rate of quantum key
distribution (QKD), the idea of quantum decoys—signals of different intensities—has recently …

Photon-number-resolving decoy-state quantum key distribution

Q Cai, Y Tan - Physical Review A—Atomic, Molecular, and Optical …, 2006 - APS
In this paper, a photon-number-resolving decoy-state quantum key distribution (QKD)
scheme is presented based on recent experimental advancements. A new upper bound on …

Fast and simple one-way quantum key distribution

D Stucki, N Brunner, N Gisin, V Scarani… - Applied Physics …, 2005 - pubs.aip.org
We present and demonstrate a new protocol for practical quantum cryptography, tailored for
an implementation with weak coherent pulses to obtain a high key generation rate. The key …

Experimental Decoy-State Quantum Key Distribution<? format?> with a Sub-Poissionian Heralded Single-Photon Source

Q Wang, W Chen, G Xavier, M Swillo, T Zhang… - Physical review …, 2008 - APS
We have experimentally demonstrated a decoy-state quantum key distribution scheme
(QKD) with a heralded single-photon source based on parametric down-conversion. We …

Decoy state quantum key distribution with a photon number resolved heralded single photon source

T Horikiri, T Kobayashi - Physical Review A—Atomic, Molecular, and Optical …, 2006 - APS
Recently a long distance and high key rate quantum key distribution (QKD) has become
possible by the idea of the decoy state method. We show that a longer distance QKD is …