An Overview of the State of the Art for Practical Quantum Key Distribution

2015/04/21 by Daniel Moskovich, Moskovich, Daniel
Computer Science · Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture #Quantum Information and Cryptography #Quantum Mechanics and Applications #Quantum Physics (quant-ph) #quant-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1504.05471

26 pages, 7 figures

openalex publication_date 2015/04/21 · arxiv created 2015/05/15 · arxiv updated 2015/05/18 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

This is an overview of the state of the art for practical quantum key distribution (QKD) as of March 2015. It is written by a non-expert for non-experts. Additions and corrections are welcome.

Citations

• Long-range Quantum Cryptography: Amplified Quantum Key Distribution (AQKD)
• Cryptographic security of quantum key distribution
• Brief history of quantum cryptography: a personal perspective
• Experimental demonstration of counterfactual quantum communication
• Full-field implementation of a perfect eavesdropper on a quantum cryptography system
• Conjugate coding

Related

• Quantum Key Distribution
• Quantum Key Distribution: from Principles to Practicalities
• Quantum key distribution and cryptography: a survey
• Towards Global Quantum Key Distribution
• Quantum key distribution based on a quantum retrodiction protocol