Optimal individual attack on BB84 quantum key distribution using single-photon two-qubit quantum logic

We propose the use of single-photon two-qubit quantum logic to physically simulate the optimal individual attack on Bennett-Brassard 1984 quantum key distribution protocol.The experimental setup does not require a quantum memory due to the physical simulation character of the proposal.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Garcia-Patron Sanchez, Raul, Wong, Franco N. C., Shapiro, Jeffrey H.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Research Laboratory of Electronics
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: SPIE 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/60972
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1998-6159
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