Employment of Optical Filters

Optical filters in quantum communication systems selectively permit only desired wavelengths or arriving-direction signals to pass.


QID: CM-0013
Tier: T0
Type: Quantum
Tactic: Harden
Created: 2024-03-02
Updated: 2024-08-12

Technique → Countermeasures

List of techniques where this countermeasure can be applied.

Items: 11
Description Technique

Using of wavelength filter.

Wavelength-Dependent Beamsplitter Attack on CV-QKD

Employment of wavelength filter.

Wavelength Manipulation Attack in Free-Space

Use of wavelength (spectral) and spatial filter.

Quantum Channel Dazzling

Use of adjustable optical filter [Xu2022].

Saturation Attack

Using of wavelength filter.

Wavelength-Dependent Beamsplitter Attack

Use of a narrow spectral filter.

Frequency-Shift Attack

Employment of spectral filtering [BSI2023]

Laser Seeding Attack on Two-Way Scheme

Deploy spectral filters [Kurtsiefer2001].

Backflash Attack

Employment of optical filter.

Spatial Misalignment Exploitation in QKD

Employ a wavelength filter when exploiting the wavelength components.

Detector Efficiency Mismatch Attack

Employment of optical isolation at the transmitter and receiver party.

Quantum Trojan-Horse Attack (THA)