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Superdense Coding for Dual-Quantum Channel Quantum Key Distribution

Nilambari Gawand, Mayssaa El Rifai, Gregory Macdonald, Pramode K. Verma

Published Jan 1, 2013• 1 citation

Abstract

We propose an enhancement to the BB84 protocol that uses superdense coding over dual-quantum channel. The enhanced protocol offers higher key efficiency, real-time detection of the man-in-the-middle attack, and high resistance to the photon number splitting attack.

DOI: 10.1364/qim.2013.w6.46

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