TY - JOUR
T1 - Giant fiber lasers
T2 - A new paradigm for secure key distribution
AU - Scheuer, Jacob
AU - Yariv, Amnon
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - We propose and analyze a new concept for secure key distribution based on establishing laser oscillations between the sender and receiver. Compared to quantum mechanics based systems, our scheme allows for significantly higher key-establishing rates and longer ranges. By properly designing the laser structure, it is possible to increase the difficulty of eavesdropping almost arbitrarily, thus making our scheme an intriguing alternative and a complementary technology to quantum key-distribution systems.
AB - We propose and analyze a new concept for secure key distribution based on establishing laser oscillations between the sender and receiver. Compared to quantum mechanics based systems, our scheme allows for significantly higher key-establishing rates and longer ranges. By properly designing the laser structure, it is possible to increase the difficulty of eavesdropping almost arbitrarily, thus making our scheme an intriguing alternative and a complementary technology to quantum key-distribution systems.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33749460795&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.140502
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.140502
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AN - SCOPUS:33749460795
SN - 0031-9007
VL - 97
JO - Physical Review Letters
JF - Physical Review Letters
IS - 14
M1 - 140502
ER -