Quantum cryptography protocols robust against photon number splitting attacks for weak laser pulse implementations.
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چکیده
We introduce a new class of quantum key distribution protocols, tailored to be robust against photon number splitting (PNS) attacks. We study one of these protocols, which differs from the original protocol by Bennett and Brassard (BB84) only in the classical sifting procedure. This protocol is provably better than BB84 against PNS attacks at zero error.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review letters
دوره 92 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004