Finite-size analysis of eight-state continuous-variable quantum key distribution with the linear optics cloning machine<xref rid="cpb_27_9_090307_fn1" ref-type="fn">*</xref><fn id="cpb_27_9_090307_fn1"><label>*</label><p>Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61379153 and 61572529).</p></fn>

Finite-size analysis of eight-state continuous-variable quantum key distribution with the linear optics cloning machine**

Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61379153 and 61572529).

Zhang Hang, Mao Yu, Huang Duan, Guo Ying, Wu Xiaodong, Zhang Ling^†

(color online) Equivalent eight-state CVQKD protocol with a thermal state of variance N_eq characterized by the tunable noise χ_eq and transmittance T_eq.