• DocumentCode
    1769824
  • Title

    Continuous-variable measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution with imperfect detectors

  • Author

    Zhengyu Li ; Xiang Peng ; Hong Guo

  • Author_Institution
    Center for Quantum Inf. Technol., Peking Univ., Beijing, China
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We show that the performance of continuous-variable measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution will decline dramatically when considering detector´s imperfections. However, it can be improved by using phase sensitive optical amplifiers.
  • Keywords
    amplifiers; quantum cryptography; QKD; continuous-variable measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution; imperfect detectors; phase sensitive optical amplifiers; Cryptography; Detectors; Noise; Optical sensors; Protocols; Thermal noise;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6988561