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Daylight Quantum Key Distribution over 1.6 km

W. T. Buttler, Richard Hughes, S. K. Lamoreaux, G. L. Morgan, J. E. Nordholt, C. G. Peterson

Physical Review Letters · 2000 · 195 citations · 23 references

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Abstract

Quantum key distribution (QKD) has been demonstrated over a point-to-point 1.6-km atmospheric optical path in full daylight. This record transmission distance brings QKD a step closer to surface-to-satellite and other long-distance applications.

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