Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 58, Issue 11, 1127001(2021)

Least Square Algorithm for Phase Estimation in Continuous-Variable Quantum Key Distribution

Biao Huang1,2,3,4, Tiantian Ma4, Yongmei Huang1,3、*, and Zhenming Peng2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Optical Engineering, Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu , Sichuan 610209, China
  • 2School of Information and Communication Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu , Sichuan 610054, China
  • 3University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 4Department of Basic Platform, Southwest Communication Institute, Chengdu , Sichuan 610041, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Quantum Optics

    Received: Nov. 5, 2020

    Accepted: Dec. 2, 2020

    Published Online: Jun. 7, 2021

    The Author Email: Huang Yongmei (huangym@ioe.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP202158.1127001

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