Ensuring that the effective photon lifetime is shorter than the turn-off duration of the laser diode can also help in mitigating phase correlations [Kobayashi2014].

Literature

[Kobayashi2014]	T. Kobayashi, A. Tomita, and A. Okamoto. "Evaluation of the phase randomness of a light source in quantum-key-distribution systems with an attenuated laser" In: Phys. Rev. A 90, 032320. (2014) 10.1103/PhysRevA.90.032320.

QID: CM-0101

Tier: T0

Type: Quantum

Tactic: Harden

Created: 2024-08-19

Updated: 2024-08-19