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Making Quantum Encryption Practical


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Optical and quantum communications

Credit: MIT Optical and Quantum Communications Group

One of the many promising applications of quantum mechanics in the information sciences is quantum key distribution (QKD) in which the counterintuitive behavior of quantum particles guarantees that no one can eavesdrop on a private exchange of data without detection.

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