Preventing eavesdropping with bright reference pulses for a practical quantum key distribution

Guang Wu, Jie Chen, Yao Li, Lilin Xu, Heping Zeng

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Abstract

We analyze application of bright reference pulses to prevent the photon-number-splitting attack in weak-pulse quantum key distribution. Under the analyzed eavesdropping strategy, the optimal parameters of bright reference and signal pulses can ensure a secure transmission distance up to 146 km. To realize the quantum key distribution scenario with up-present techniques, we present an experimentally feasible scheme to create a large splitting ratio between bright reference and signal pulses, and to switch the bright reference pulses away from signal pulses to avoid the after-pulse disturbance.

Original languageEnglish
Article number062323
JournalPhysical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Volume74
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006

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