Numerical calculations of the finite key rate for general quantum key distribution protocols
I. M. George, Jie Lin, Norbert Lütkenhaus
Abstract
This article presents a method for determining tight, finite key rates numerically. The method relies in a theorem allowing to data-process the parameter estimation statistics in multiple ways while preserving the same security statement.
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