Faint laser quantum key distribution: Eavesdropping exploiting multiphoton pulses

Félix, Stéphane; Gisin, Nicolas; Stefanov, André; Zbinden, Hugo

doi:10.1080/09500340108240903

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English

Faint laser quantum key distribution: Eavesdropping exploiting multiphoton pulses

ContributorsFélix, Stéphane; Gisin, Nicolas; Stefanov, André; Zbinden, Hugo

Published inJournal of modern optics, vol. 48, no. 13, p. 2009-2021

Publication date2001

Abstract

The technological possibilities of a realistic eavesdropper are discussed. Two eavesdropping strategies taking advantage of multiphoton pulses in faint laser QKD are presented. We conclude that, as long as storage of qubits is technically impossible, faint laser QKD is not limited by this security issue, but mostly by the detector noise.

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Faculté des sciences / Section de physique / Groupe de physique appliquée

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FÉLIX, Stéphane et al. Faint laser quantum key distribution: Eavesdropping exploiting multiphoton pulses. In: Journal of modern optics, 2001, vol. 48, n° 13, p. 2009–2021. doi: 10.1080/09500340108240903

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PID : unige:36814
DOI : 10.1080/09500340108240903

Journal ISSN0950-0340

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