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Noise-Based Physical Layer Secure Key Generation and Distribution in Optical Communications Systems

Kongni Zhu, Sheng Liu, Shuang Wei, Yunbo Li, Yongli Zhao, Yajie Li, Wei Min Wang, Jie Zhang

Published Jan 1, 2023• 0 citations
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10.2139/ssrn.4345316

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