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arXiv:quant-ph/0701168 · Theoretical Computer Science

Using quantum key distribution for cryptographic purposes: A survey

Romain Alléaume, Cyril Branciard, Jan Bouda, Thierry Debuisschert, Mehrdad Dianati, Nicolas Gisin, M. S. Godfrey, Philippe Grangier, T. Länger, Norbert Lütkenhaus, Christian Monyk, Philippe Painchault, Momtchil Peev, Andreas Poppe, Thomas Pornin, John Rarity, Renato Renner, G. Ribordy, Michel Riguidel, Louis Salvail, Andrew J. Shields, Harald Weinfurter, Anton Zeilinger

Published Sep 17, 2014• 224 citations
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10.1016/j.tcs.2014.09.018

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