Quantum channel synchronization

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United States of America

PATENT NO 12244698
APP PUB NO 20220345301A1
SERIAL NO

17620397

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The present invention relates to a quantum key distribution method 2000 for distributing a secret key over a quantum communication channel between a transmitter and a receiver, the method comprising the steps of: synchronizing S2100 a clock between the transmitter and the receiver, distributing S2200 the secret key from the transmitter to the receiver, wherein the synchronizing step S2100 comprises: a first transmitting step S2120 for transmitting a N-th bit of the clock from the transmitter to the receiver, a second transmitting step S2130 for transmitting acknowledgement of reception of the N-th bit from the receiver to the transmitter, a first checking step S2140 for checking if the N-th bit is a most significant bit of the clock, and an incrementing step S2150 for incrementing the value of N if the first checking step S2140 indicates that the N-th bit is not the most significant bit of the clock.

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  • ID QUANTIQUE SA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Braithwaite, Martyn Bristol, GB 1 1

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