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Improving the maximum transmission distance of continuous-variable quantum key distribution using a noiseless amplifier

arXiv:1205.0959 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.86.012327

Abstract

We show that the maximum transmission distance of continuous-variable quantum key distribution in presence of a Gaussian noisy lossy channel can be arbitrarily increased using a linear noiseless amplifier. We explicitly consider a protocol using amplitude and phase modulated coherent states with reverse reconciliation. We find that a noiseless amplifier with amplitude gain g can increase the maximum admissible losses by a factor 1/g^2.

8 pages, 6 figures

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