Which effect limits data transfer rates in quantum key distribution systems using entangled photons across long distances?

💡 Explanation

When entangled photons travel long distances through optical fibers, the interaction with environmental noise (temperature fluctuations, vibrations) causes photon decoherence because it disturbs the delicate quantum states, disrupting entanglement. Therefore data transfer rate decrease results, rather than alternatives which rely on classical fiber properties.

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