Title :
Complete physical simulation of the entangling-probe attack on the BB84 protocol
Author :
Kim, Taehyun ; Wersborg, Ingo Stork genannt ; Wong, Franco N C ; Shapiro, Jeffrey H.
Author_Institution :
Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 02139 USA
Abstract :
We have implemented the most powerful individual-photon attack against the Bennett-Brassard 1984 quantum key distribution protocol. Our measurement results are in good agreement with theoretical predictions for the eavesdropper¿s Rényi information.
Keywords :
Circuits; Laboratories; Logic; Nonlinear optics; Optical receivers; Optical retarders; Polarization; Probes; Protocols; Sagnac interferometers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431646
