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Detector's Dead Time Management

Many techniques exploit a Single-Photon Detector's (SPD's) dead time. Therefore it is appropriate to manage this detector's period, e.g. by simultaneous hold-off or by self-disabling.

Literature

[Rogers2007]	D. Rogers, J. Bienfang, A. Nakassis, H. Xu, and C. Clark. "Detector dead-time effects and paralyzability in high-speed quantum key distribution" In: New J. Phys. 9, 19. (2007) 10.1088/1367-2630/9/9/319.
[Xu2006]	H. Xu, L. Ma, J. Bienfang, and X. Tang. "Infuence of avalanche-photodiode dead time on the security of high-speed quantum-key distribution systems" In: Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, Long Beach, CA, pp. 1-2. (2006) 10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628713.

QID: CM-0061

Tier: T0

Type: Quantum

Tactic: Harden

Created: 2024-04-16

Updated: 2024-08-12

Technique → Countermeasures

List of techniques where this countermeasure can be applied.

Items: 1

Description	Technique
Employ SPD's dead time management.	Dead Time Correlation Attack