Fig. 6: Impact of source intensity uncertainty. | Communications Physics

Fig. 6: Impact of source intensity uncertainty.

From: Finite key performance of satellite quantum key distribution under practical constraints

Fig. 6: Impact of source intensity uncertainty.The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI.

The signal and decoy state intensity values may independently deviate from their assumed values μj by fraction f. The per-pass secret key length (SKL) taking into account these intensity uncertainties for f = 0%, 5%, 10% are shown for different overpass geometries.

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