Twin-field quantum key distribution with large misalignment error

Quantum key distribution with authentication

The security of the previous quantum key distribution (QKD) protocols, which is guaranteed by the nature of physics law, is based on the legitimate users. However, impersonation of the legitimate communicators by eavesdroppers, in practice, will be inevitable. In fact, the previous QKD protocols is un secure without authentication in practical communication. In this paper, we proposed an improv...

Quantum key distribution with trusted quantum relay

A trusted quantum relay is introduced to enable quantum key distribution links to form the basic legs in a quantum key distribution network. The idea is based on the well-known intercept/resend eavesdropping. The same scheme can be used to make quantum key distribution between several parties. No entanglement is required.

Iterative Secret Key Rate Adapting with Error Minimization for Continuous-Variable Quantum Key Distribution

We define an iterative error-minimizing secret key adapting method for multicarrier CVQKD. A multicarrier CVQKD protocol uses Gaussian subcarrier quantum continuous variables (CVs) for the transmission. The proposed method allows for the parties to reach a given target secret key rate with minimized error rate through the Gaussian subchannels by a sub-channel adaption procedure. The adaption al...

A Simple Approach to Error Reconciliation in Quantum Key Distribution

We discuss the error reconciliation phase in quantum key distribution (QKD) and analyse a simple scheme in which blocks with bad parity (that is, blocks containing an odd number of errors) are discarded. We predict the performance of this scheme and show, using a simulation, that the prediction is accurate. ∗Presented at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Australian Mathematical Society, Adelaide, ...

Error Detection and Authentication in Quantum Key Distribution