Dead Time Enforcement and Gating Window Discrimination

Enforcing dead time and discriminating gating windows to secure detection timing in QKD systems.


Literature

[Wiechers2011] C. Wiechers, L. Lydersen, C. Wittmann, D. Elser, J. Skaar, C. Marquardt, V. Makarov, and G. Leuchs. "After-gate attack on a quantum cryptosystem" In: New Journal of Physics 13, 013043. (2011) 10.1088/1367-2630/13/1/013043.

QID: CM-0048
Tier: T0
Type: Quantum
Tactic: Harden
Created: 2024-04-11
Updated: 2024-05-10

Technique → Countermeasures

List of techniques where this countermeasure can be applied.

Items: 1
Description Technique

Rejection of unexpected events.

Detector Control via After-Gate Pulses Attack