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
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