arXiv:quant-ph/0508028

Security against the Invisible Photon Attack for the Quantum Key Distribution with Blind Polarization Bases

Won-Ho Kye, M. S. Kim

Published Aug 3, 2005• 1 citation

Abstract

In this paper, we briefly show how the quantum key distribution with blind polarization bases [Kye et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 040501 (2005)] can be made secure against the invisible photon attack.

DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.quant-ph/0508028

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