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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2010
Applicants:
Stephen Gerard Ayling, Malvern, GB;
Simon Robert Wiseman, Malvern, GB;
Brian Sinclair Lowans, Malvern, GB;
Inventors:
Stephen Gerard Ayling, Malvern, GB;
Simon Robert Wiseman, Malvern, GB;
Brian Sinclair Lowans, Malvern, GB;
Assignee:
Qinetiq, Hampshire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for use in quantum key distribution (QKD) are described. A quantum QKD signal is generated at a source and transmitted through a fiber optic network to an endpoint, a key being agreed with communication over a classical QKD channel. The classical QKD channel contains additional information relevant to a network over which keys are distributed, and may be processed at nodes intermediate between the source and the endpoint.