Performance Evaluations of Quantum Key Distribution System Architectures
Logan O. Mailloux, Michael R. Grimaila, Douglas D. Hodson, Gerald Baumgartner, Colin V. McLaughlin · IEEE Security & Privacy · 2015
Quantum key distribution (QKD) exploits the laws of quantum physics to generate shared secret cryptographic keys and can detect eavesdroppers during the key generation process. However, previous QKD research has focused more on theory than practice.