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We investigate the use of photon number states to identify eavesdropping attacks on quantum key distribution (QKD) schemes. The technique is based on the fact that different photon numbers traverse a channel with different transmittivity. We then describe a QKD scheme utilizing this method, which overcomes the upper limit on the key generation rate imposed by the dead time of detectors when using a heralded source of photons.
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