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CV-QKD Imperfections Impact on Shot-Noise Measurement

Almeida, M. ; Pinto, A. N. ; Silva, N. A.

CV-QKD Imperfections Impact on Shot-Noise Measurement, Proc Iberic Meeting of Optics Students IMOS, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol. , pp. - , June, 2022.

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Abstract
The impact of experimental imperfections on the shot-noise in homodyne detectors for Continuous-Variable Quantum Key Distribution is analyzed. Poor modeling of the homodyne detectors under-estimates the shot noise creating security loopholes.