Quantum Key Distribution with Vacua or Dim Pulses as Decoy States
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decoystatestatesdistributionhwangquantumvacuaadvantages
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Recently, Hwang has proposed a decoy state method in quantum key distribution (QKD). In Hwang's proposal, the average photon number of the decoy state is about two. Here, we propose a new decoy state scheme using vacua or very weak coherent states as decoy states and discuss its advantages.
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