Chinese Journal of Quantum Electronics, Volume. 40, Issue 5, 719(2023)

A defense scheme of pulse illumination attack for quantum key distribution systems

ZHANG Bo1... QU Diqing1, LUO Jun2, DU Xiangjian2, FANG Yuqiang3, JIANG Lianjun3, GAO Song3, YU Lin3, SUN Fang3 and TANG Shibiao3,* |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Jinhua Power Supply Company, State Grid Zhejiang Electric Power Co., Ltd., Jinhua 321000, China
  • 2Dongyang Power Supply Company, State Grid Zhejiang Electric Power Co., Ltd., Dongyan322100, China
  • 3QuantumCTek Co., Ltd., Hefei 230088, China
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    Bo ZHANG, Diqing QU, Jun LUO, Xiangjian DU, Yuqiang FANG, Lianjun JIANG, Song GAO, Lin YU, Fang SUN, Shibiao TANG. A defense scheme of pulse illumination attack for quantum key distribution systems[J]. Chinese Journal of Quantum Electronics, 2023, 40(5): 719

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    Received: Oct. 25, 2021

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Nov. 24, 2023

    The Author Email: TANG Shibiao (shibiao.tang@quantum-info.com)

    DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1007-5461.2023.05.011

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