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High bit rate quantum key distribution with 100 dB security

K. A. Patel, Marco Lucamarini, J. F. Dynes, Bernd Fröhlich, A. W. Sharpe, A. R. Dixon, Zhiliang L. Yuan, Richard V. Penty, Andrew J. Shields

Published Jan 1, 2013• 2 citations
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Abstract

We report the operation of a gigahertz clocked quantum key distribution system featuring high composable and quantifiable security while maintaining more than 1 Mbit/s secure key rate over a 50 km quantum channel.
DOI
10.1364/cleo_qels.2013.qtu2c.3

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