• DocumentCode
    2053111
  • Title

    Security of quantum key distribution with imperfect devices

  • Author

    Gottesman, Daniel ; Lo, Hoi-Kwong ; Lütkenhaus, Norbert ; Preskill, John

  • Author_Institution
    Perimeter Inst., Waterloo, Canada
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    27 June-2 July 2004
  • Firstpage
    136
  • Abstract
    This paper prove the security of the Bennett-Brassard (BB84) quantum key distribution protocol in the case where the source and detector are under the limited control of an adversary. This proof applies when both the source and the detector have small basis-dependent flaws, as is typical in practical implementations of the protocol. The estimation of the key generation rate in some special cases: sources that emit weak coherent states, detectors with basis-dependent efficiency, and misaligned sources and detectors.
  • Keywords
    protocols; quantum cryptography; telecommunication security; Bennett-Brassard security; basis-dependent efficiency; coherent state; detector; key generation rate; quantum key distribution protocol; Cryptographic protocols; Cryptography; Detectors; Distributed computing; Electronic mail; Error analysis; Information security; Physics; Quantum computing; Technological innovation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Information Theory, 2004. ISIT 2004. Proceedings. International Symposium on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8280-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISIT.2004.1365172
  • Filename
    1365172