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- initialism cryptography quantum key distribution
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Quantum key distribution (QKD) could be the next commercial success of quantum physics, and a recent study has taken the field a step closer to this reality.
Odin's Day vixyish 2009
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Researchers from the University of Geneva in Switzerland and Corning Incorporated in New York have demonstrated a new QKD prototype that can distribute quantum keys over a distance of 250 km in the lab, improving upon the previous record of 200 km.
Odin's Day vixyish 2009
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The team demonstrated the continuous operation of quantum key distribution (QKD) with a secure bit rate exceeding 1Mbit/s over 50km of fibre.
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"Although the feasibility of QKD with megabits per second has been shown in the lab, these experiments lasted only minutes or even seconds and required manual adjustments," said Dr Andrew Shields, a research director at Toshiba Research Europe.
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"Although the feasibility of QKD with megabits per second has been shown in the lab, these experiments lasted only minutes or even seconds and required manual adjustments," said Dr Andrew Shields, a research director at Toshiba Research Europe.
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The team demonstrated the continuous operation of quantum key distribution (QKD) with a secure bit rate exceeding 1Mbit/s over 50km of fibre.
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Research leader Andrew Shields says the key to this advance in quantum key distribution (QKD) is the marvelously named "semiconductor avalanche photodiodes," in which a photon hits a bit of semiconductor to trigger an
Discover Blogs 2010
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The team demonstrated the continuous operation of quantum key distribution (QKD) with a secure bit rate exceeding 1Mbit/s over 50km of fibre.
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Research leader Andrew Shields says the key to this advance in quantum key distribution (QKD) is the marvelously named "semiconductor avalanche photodiodes," in which a photon hits a bit of semiconductor to trigger an
Discover Blogs 2010
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"Although the feasibility of QKD with megabits per second has been shown in the lab, these experiments lasted only minutes or even seconds and required manual adjustments," said Dr Andrew Shields, a research director at Toshiba Research Europe.
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