Beyond the Limits of Shannon’s Information in Quantum Key Distribution

We present a new post-processing method for Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) that raises cubically the secret key rate in the number of double matching detection events. In Shannon’s communication model, information is prepared at Alice’s side, and it is then intended to pass it over a noisy channel....

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Luis Adrián Lizama-Pérez, J. Mauricio López R., Emmanuel H. Samperio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:Entropy
Subjects:
QKD
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/23/2/229