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C.~Kurtsiefer, P.~Zarda, M.~Halder, H.~Weinfurter, P.~M. Gorman, P.~R. Tapster,
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A.~Poppe, B.~Schrenk, F.~Hipp, M.~Peev, S.~Aleksic, G.~Franzl, A.~Ciurana, and
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D.~Bunandar, A.~Lentine, C.~Lee, H.~Cai, C.~M. Long, N.~Boynton, N.~Martinez,
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\bibitem{Dynes2019}
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\bibitem{Rashleigh:78}
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\bibitem{Xavier_2009}
G.~B. Xavier, N.~Walenta, G.~V. de~Faria, G.~P. Tempor{\~{a}}o, N.~Gisin,
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\bibitem{RevModPhys.74.145}
N.~Gisin, G.~Ribordy, W.~Tittel, and H.~Zbinden, \enquote{Quantum
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\bibitem{Hubel:07}
H.~H\"{u}bel, M.~R. Vanner, T.~Lederer, B.~Blauensteiner, T.~Lor\"{u}nser,
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\bibitem{Treiber_2009}
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\bibitem{Xavier:08}
G.~B. Xavier, G.~V. de~Faria, G.~P. Tempor{\~{a}}o, and J.~P. von~der Weid,
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\bibitem{Chen_2009}
J.~Chen, G.~Wu, L.~Xu, X.~Gu, E.~Wu, and H.~Zeng, \enquote{Stable quantum key
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\bibitem{Li:18}
D.-D. Li, S.~Gao, G.-C. Li, L.~Xue, L.-W. Wang, C.-B. Lu, Y.~Xiang, Z.-Y. Zhao,
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  long-distance quantum key distribution over aerial fiber with fast
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\bibitem{Ding:17}
Y.-Y. Ding, W.~Chen, H.~Chen, C.~Wang, Y.-P. Li, S.~Wang, Z.-Q. Yin, G.-C. Guo,
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\bibitem{Agnesi:20}
C.~Agnesi, M.~Avesani, L.~Calderaro, A.~Stanco, G.~Foletto, M.~Zahidy,
  A.~Scriminich, F.~Vedovato, G.~Vallone, and P.~Villoresi, \enquote{Simple
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\bibitem{Shi:2020}
Y.~Shi, S.~M. Thar, H.~S. Poh, J.~A. Grieve, C.~Kurtsiefer, and A.~Ling,
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\bibitem{PhysRevLett.68.557}
C.~H. Bennett, G.~Brassard, and N.~D. Mermin, \enquote{Quantum cryptography
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\bibitem{Rarity:1994}
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A.~Ling, K.~P. Soh, A.~Lamas-Linares, and C.~Kurtsiefer, \enquote{An optimal
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