scholarly journals Decoy-state phase-matching quantum key distribution with source errors

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
yang yu ◽  
Le Wang ◽  
Shengmei Zhao ◽  
Qianping Mao
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Key Distribution ◽  
Key Distribution ◽  
Phase Matching ◽  
Decoy State ◽  
Source Errors

scholarly journals Decoy-state quantum key distribution with both source errors and statistical fluctuations

2009 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 075006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiang-Bin Wang ◽  
Lin Yang ◽  
Cheng-Zhi Peng ◽  
Jian-Wei Pan
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Key Distribution ◽  
Key Distribution ◽  
Decoy State ◽  
Statistical Fluctuations ◽  
Source Errors

scholarly journals Phase-Matching Quantum Key Distribution with Discrete Phase Randomization

Entropy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 508
Author(s):  
Xiaoxu Zhang ◽  
Yang Wang ◽  
Musheng Jiang ◽  
Yifei Lu ◽  
Hongwei Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Key Distribution ◽  
Photon Number ◽  
Key Distribution ◽  
Continuous Phase ◽  
Phase Matching ◽  
Decoy State ◽  
State Discrimination ◽  
Discrete Phase ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Phase Randomization

The twin-field quantum key distribution (TF-QKD) protocol and its variations have been proposed to overcome the linear Pirandola–Laurenza–Ottaviani–Banchi (PLOB) bound. One variation called phase-matching QKD (PM-QKD) protocol employs discrete phase randomization and the phase post-compensation technique to improve the key rate quadratically. However, the discrete phase randomization opens a loophole to threaten the actual security. In this paper, we first introduce the unambiguous state discrimination (USD) measurement and the photon-number-splitting (PNS) attack against PM-QKD with imperfect phase randomization. Then, we prove the rigorous security of decoy state PM-QKD with discrete phase randomization. Simulation results show that, considering the intrinsic bit error rate and sifting factor, there is an optimal discrete phase randomization value to guarantee security and performance. Furthermore, as the number of discrete phase randomization increases, the key rate of adopting vacuum and one decoy state approaches infinite decoy states, the key rate between discrete phase randomization and continuous phase randomization is almost the same.

scholarly journals Measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution with leaky sources

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Weilong Wang ◽  
Kiyoshi Tamaki ◽  
Marcos Curty
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Key Distribution ◽  
Communication Systems ◽  
Signal Transmission ◽  
Information Leakage ◽  
Key Distribution ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Measurement Device ◽  
Decoy State ◽  
Unrealistic Assumption ◽  
Measurement Device Independent

AbstractMeasurement-device-independent quantum key distribution (MDI-QKD) can remove all detection side-channels from quantum communication systems. The security proofs require, however, that certain assumptions on the sources are satisfied. This includes, for instance, the requirement that there is no information leakage from the transmitters of the senders, which unfortunately is very difficult to guarantee in practice. In this paper we relax this unrealistic assumption by presenting a general formalism to prove the security of MDI-QKD with leaky sources. With this formalism, we analyze the finite-key security of two prominent MDI-QKD schemes—a symmetric three-intensity decoy-state MDI-QKD protocol and a four-intensity decoy-state MDI-QKD protocol—and determine their robustness against information leakage from both the intensity modulator and the phase modulator of the transmitters. Our work shows that MDI-QKD is feasible within a reasonable time frame of signal transmission given that the sources are sufficiently isolated. Thus, it provides an essential reference for experimentalists to ensure the security of implementations of MDI-QKD in the presence of information leakage.

Phase-matching quantum key distribution with light source monitoring

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen-Ting Li ◽  
Le Wang ◽  
Wei Li ◽  
Sheng-Mei Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Light Source ◽  
Quantum Key Distribution ◽  
Source Monitoring ◽  
Transmission Loss ◽  
Key Distribution ◽  
Phase Matching ◽  
Measurement Device ◽  
Source Condition ◽  
Source Fluctuation ◽  
The Ideal

Abstract The transmission loss of photons during quantum key distribution(QKD) process leads to the linear key rate bound for practical QKD systems without quantum repeaters. Phase matching quantum key distribution (PM-QKD) protocol, an novel QKD protocol, can overcome the constraint with a measurement-device-independent structure, while it still requires the light source to be ideal. This assumption is not guaranteed in practice, leading to practical secure issues. In this paper, we propose a modified PM-QKD protocol with a light source monitoring, named PM-QKD-LSM protocol, which can guarantee the security of the system under the non-ideal source condition. The results show that our proposed protocol performs almost the same as the ideal PM-QKD protocol even considering the imperfect factors in practical systems. PM-QKD-LSM protocol has a better performance with source fluctuation, and it is robust in symmetric or asymmetric cases.

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