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Natural SciencesElectrical EngineeringPhysicsOpticsPhotonicsQuantum MechanicsFiber OpticsOptical FibersOptical SourcesQuantum CommunicationQuantum CryptographyQuantum OpticsQuantum Key DistributionSingle-photon DetectionSingle-photon Sources
Quantum key distribution with pulsed heralded single photon source was performed over 40 km of fiber for the first time to our knowledge. QBER was measured to be 4.23% suggesting security against unconditional attack.
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