5 Oct
2008
5 Oct
'08
4:38 p.m.
http://arxiv.org/abs/0809.3408 Can Eve control PerkinElmer actively-quenched single-photon detector? Authors: Vadim Makarov, Andrey Anisimov, Sebastien Sauge (Submitted on 19 Sep 2008) Abstract: We show how PerkinElmer SPCM-AQR detector module can be controlled by an eavesdropper using bright optical pulses, by exploiting an obscure flaw in the detector electrical circuit. First experimental results are reported. This loophole may make possible an attack against quantum cryptosystems that use these detectors. Comments: 2 pages, 3 figures. Accepted for poster presentation at the SECOQC international conference in Vienna, October 8-10, 2008 _________ Quantum Hacking http://www.iet.ntnu.no/groups/optics/qcr/