Multi-Photon Quantum Key Distribution Based on Double-Lock Encryption
Kam Wai Clifford Chan, Mayssaa El Rifai, Pramode K. Verma, Subhash C. Kak, Yuhua Chen · 2015
We present a quantum key distribution protocol based on the double-lock cryptography. It exploits the asymmetry in the detection strategies between the legitimate users and the eavesdropper. With coherent states, the mean photon number can be as larger as 10.