Abstract
This survey presents on the implementations of Quantum Noise Stream Cipher or Quantum Steam Cipher with various modulation formats – like QAM, PSK. FSK, etc., in optical fiber communication systems – along with other pertinent implementation details. Quantum Stream Cipher can be provably secure in information theoretical terms, and it achieves improved security due its inherent (noisy) randomness. This paper presents also a brief review on its claimed improved security, along with the open issues.
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Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.
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Research funding: None declared.
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Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.
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