Security proof of practical quantum key distribution with detection-efficiency mismatch

Quantum key distribution (QKD) protocols with threshold detectors are driving high-performance QKD demonstrations. The corresponding security proofs usually assume that all physical detectors have the same detection efficiency. However, the efficiencies of the detectors used in practice might show a...

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Main Authors: Yanbao Zhang, Patrick J. Coles, Adam Winick, Jie Lin, Norbert Lütkenhaus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2021-01-01
Series:Physical Review Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.3.013076