Title :
Practical high-dimensional quantum key distribution with decoy states
Author :
Bunandar, Darius ; Zheshen Zhang ; Shapiro, Jeffrey H. ; Englund, Dirk R.
Author_Institution :
Res. Lab. of Electron., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
We propose a high-dimensional quantum key distribution protocol secure against photon-number splitting attack by employing only one or two decoy states. Decoy states dramatically increase the protocol´s secure distance.
Keywords :
cryptographic protocols; quantum cryptography; quantum optics; security of data; decoy states; high-dimensional quantum key distribution protocol; photon-number splitting attack; protocol secure distance; Correlation; Dispersion; Photonics; Protocols; Security; System-on-chip;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
