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Quantum Oblivious Transfer through Coherent-One-Way Quantum-Key-Distribution

Javier Faba, Juan José Romero, Laura Ortiz Martín, Vicente Martín Ayuso

Published Aug 19, 2025• 0 citations
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Abstract

In this work, we investigate the feasibility of realizing Quantum Oblivious Transfer (QOT) using the experimental implementation of the Coherent-One-Way (COW) quantum key distribution protocol, requiring only minimal modifications.
DOI
10.1145/3749096.3750034

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