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Physics Letters A

Surpassing the phase noise in continuous-variable quantum key distribution via Gaussian filter

Wenqi Jiang, Yijun Wang, Zhengde Tan, Hang Zhang, Ying Guo

Published Sep 22, 2025• 1 citation
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10.1016/j.physleta.2025.130997

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