Numerical finite-key analysis of quantum key distribution

Abstract Quantum key distribution (QKD) allows for secure communications safe against attacks by quantum computers. QKD protocols are performed by sending a sizeable, but finite, number of quantum signals between the distant parties involved. Many QKD experiments, however, predict their achievable k...

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Main Authors: Darius Bunandar, Luke C. G. Govia, Hari Krovi, Dirk Englund
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020-12-01
Series:npj Quantum Information
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41534-020-00322-w