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Frontiers in Optics

Composable Security Analysis for Continuous Variable Measurement-Device-Independent Quantum Key Distribution

Yichen Zhang, Zhengyu Li, Song Yu, Hong Mei Guo

Published Jan 1, 2017• 1 citation
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Abstract

We report the composable security analysis for continuous-variable measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution protocol, in which detection is conducted by an untrusted third party and naturally defend all detector side channels.
DOI
10.1364/fio.2017.jw4a.33

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