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arXiv:quant-ph/0605118 · Physical Review Letters

Experimental Test of Two-Way Quantum Key Distribution in the Presence of Controlled Noise

Alessandro Ceré, Marco Lucamarini, Giovanni Di Giuseppe, Paolo Tombesi

Published May 24, 2006• 56 citations
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Abstract

We describe the experimental test of a quantum key distribution performed with a two-way protocol without using entanglement. An individual incoherent eavesdropping is simulated and induces a variable amount of noise on the communication channel. This allows a direct verification of the agreement between theory and practice.
DOI
10.1103/physrevlett.96.200501

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