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Phys. Rev. A 72, 012322 (2005) [6 pages]

Decoy-state protocol for quantum cryptography with four different intensities of coherent light

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Xiang-Bin Wang*
IMAI Quantum Computation and Information Project, ERATO, JST, Daini Hongo White Bldg. 201, 5-28-3, Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 133-0033, Japan

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Received 2 March 2005; published 20 July 2005

We propose an efficient decoy-state protocol for practical quantum key distribution using coherent states. The protocol uses four intensities of different coherent light. A good final key rate is achieved by our protocol with typical parameters of existing practical setups, even with a very low channel transmittance.

© 2005 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.72.012322
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevA.72.012322
PACS:
03.67.Dd

*Email address: wang@qci.jst.go.jp

See Also

Erratum: Xiang-Bin Wang, Erratum: Decoy-state protocol for quantum cryptography with four different intensities of coherent light [Phys. Rev. A 72, 012322 (2005)], Phys. Rev. A 72, 049908 (2005).