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

Quantum Physics 2015-05-18 v4
Authors: Daniel Moskovich
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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.

Keywords

quantum key distribution qkd practical quantum cryptography state of the art survey quantum communication

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@article{arxiv.1504.05471,
  title  = {An Overview of the State of the Art for Practical Quantum Key Distribution},
  author = {Daniel Moskovich},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1504.05471},
  year   = {2015}
}

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26 pages, 7 figures

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