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Avoiding the blinding attack in QKD

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Figure 1: InGaAs APD under CW illumination.

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    Z. L. Yuan, J. F. Dynes & A. J. Shields

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Yuan, Z., Dynes, J. & Shields, A. Avoiding the blinding attack in QKD. Nature Photon 4, 800–801 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2010.269

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