• DocumentCode
    499473
  • Title

    Quantum key distribution with an untrusted source

  • Author

    Zhao, Yi ; Qi, Bing ; Lo, Hoi-Kwong

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    The ldquoPlug & playrdquo quantum cryptography scheme has significant advantage in real-life applications over other schemes and is adopted in most commercial quantum cryptosystems. Here, we present a rigorous security proof of it.
  • Keywords
    quantum cryptography; plug & play quantum cryptography; quantum key distribution; untrusted source; Cryptography; Distributed computing; Educational institutions; Filters; Optical receivers; Physics computing; Plugs; Presence network agents; Quantum computing; Security; (270.5290) Photon statistics; (270.5568) Quantum cryptography;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5224558