GB2503045B - A quantum communication method and system - Google Patents

A quantum communication method and system

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GB2503045B
GB2503045B GB201211713A GB201211713A GB2503045B GB 2503045 B GB2503045 B GB 2503045B GB 201211713 A GB201211713 A GB 201211713A GB 201211713 A GB201211713 A GB 201211713A GB 2503045 B GB2503045 B GB 2503045B
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communication method
quantum communication
quantum
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Marco Lucamarini
Andrew James Shields
Zhiliang Yuan
James Dynes
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Toshiba Europe Ltd
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L9/00—Cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols
    • H04L9/08—Key distribution or management, e.g. generation, sharing or updating, of cryptographic keys or passwords
    • H04L9/0816—Key establishment, i.e. cryptographic processes or cryptographic protocols whereby a shared secret becomes available to two or more parties, for subsequent use
    • H04L9/0852—Quantum cryptography
    • H04L9/0858—Details about key distillation or coding, e.g. reconciliation, error correction, privacy amplification, polarisation coding or phase coding

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WO2008140291A2 (en) * 2007-05-11 2008-11-20 Mimos Berhad Deterministic rendering for practical quantum cryptography

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WO2008140291A2 (en) * 2007-05-11 2008-11-20 Mimos Berhad Deterministic rendering for practical quantum cryptography

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Dynes, J.F.; Yuan, Z.L.; Sharpe, A.W.; Shields, A.J.; , "Decoy pulse quantum key distribution for practical purposes," Optoelectronics, IET , vol.2, no.5, pp.195-200, October 2008 *

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