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Table 3 The upper bound of error rate based on Lemma 1 and the left bit rate after each error correction round

From: One-way information reconciliation schemes of quantum key distribution

Round

1

2

3

4

5

6

Error Rate

1.53 × 10−2

4.40 × 10−3

3.93 × 10−4

3.23 × 10−6

2.20 × 10−10

5.92 × 10−17

Left Rate

0.733

0.538

0.394

0.289

0.212

0.156

  1. Suppose channel error rate is 3%. The chosen code is Hamming code [15,11,3]. The data in this table are the upper bound of error rate and left bit rate after i rounds error correction, 1≤i≤6.