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This chapter introduces the three-stage multi-photon protocol, its operation and implementation in a laboratory environment. The implementation uses free-space optics as the transmission medium. Parts of this chapter are based on the authors’ work previously reported in [1].
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Verma, P.K., El Rifai, M., Chan, K.W.C. (2019). The Three-Stage Protocol: Its Operation and Implementation. In: Multi-photon Quantum Secure Communication. Signals and Communication Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8618-2_5
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