Comparison of error reconciliation protocols in quantum key distribution

• Main Author: Wang, Wenhan.
• Other Authors: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering::Computer hardware, software and systems; DRNTU::Engineering::Computer science and engineering::Computer systems organization::Computer-communication networks; DRNTU::Science::Mathematics::Applied mathematics::Simulation and modeling
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/46200
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Error reconciliation is an important step in Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) in order to distill a final key free of errors. The efficiency of the reconciliation protocols is important in ensuring the efficiency of a practical QKD system. Simulation has been carried out to compare the various erro...