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International Conference Laser Optics (ICLO)

Incorporating measurement imperfections into Continious-Variable QKD

A. S. Naumchik, R. Goncharov, Alexei D. Kiselev

Published Jun 1, 2026• 0 citations
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10.1109/iclo69056.2026.11624937

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