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New Journal of Physics

Standardization of quantum key distribution and the ETSI standardization initiative ISG-QKD

Thomas Länger, Gaby Lenhart

Published May 27, 2009• 58 citations
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Abstract

CV multi-domain quantum networks
DOI
10.1088/1367-2630/11/5/055051

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