QKD Based on Time-Entangled Photons and its Key-Rate Promise
- URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2303.01973v1
- Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2023 14:40:40 GMT
- Title: QKD Based on Time-Entangled Photons and its Key-Rate Promise
- Authors: Lara Dolecek and Emina Soljanin
- Abstract summary: Time-entanglement-based QKD promises to increase the secret key rate and distribution compared to other QKD implementations.
We overview state-of-the-art from the information and coding theory perspective.
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- License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Abstract: For secure practical systems, quantum key distribution (QKD) must provide
high key rates over long distances. Time-entanglement-based QKD promises to
increase the secret key rate and distribution distances compared to other QKD
implementations. This article describes the major steps in QKD protocols,
focusing on the nascent QKD technology based on high-dimensional time-bin
entangled photons. We overview state-of-the-art from the information and coding
theory perspective. In particular, we discuss the key rate loss due to
single-photon detector imperfections. We hope the open questions posed and
discussed in this paper will inspire information and coding theorists to
contribute to and impact fledgling quantum applications and influence future
quantum communication systems.
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