Guarding Quantum Key Distribution with integrated Magnetic-free
Nonreciprocal Structures
- URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2306.06564v2
- Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2023 15:12:18 GMT
- Title: Guarding Quantum Key Distribution with integrated Magnetic-free
Nonreciprocal Structures
- Authors: Qiang Liu, Yinming Huang, Tingting Luo, Chunfeng Huang, Minming Geng,
Zhenrong Zhang and Kejin Wei
- Abstract summary: Traditional integrated nonreciprocal devices, which are typically based on magneto-optical effects, face challenges in compatibility with current semiconductor technology.
We construct several magnetic-free nonreciprocal devices, facilitating their integration into chip-based QKD systems.
The designed devices have sizes of only a few square micrometers, yet the quasi-isolator can achieve an isolation level exceeding 27 dB.
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- License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Abstract: Inserting nonreciprocal devices at the doorways of Alice and Bob is a widely
recognized countermeasure against quantum hacking attacks in quantum key
distribution (QKD) systems. However, traditional integrated nonreciprocal
devices, which are typically based on magneto-optical effects, face challenges
in compatibility with current semiconductor integration technology. As a
result, earlier chip-based QKD systems were unable to integrate nonreciprocal
components and were vulnerable to injecting-type attacks. Based on the actual
parameters of SOI integration, we employed the inverse design with the direct
binary search algorithm to construct several magnetic-free nonreciprocal
devices, facilitating their integration into chip-based QKD systems while
meeting various chip configuration design requirements. The designed devices
have sizes of only a few square micrometers, yet the quasi-isolator can achieve
an isolation level exceeding 27 dB. To demonstrate their practical utility in
QKD, we employed the designed devices to safeguard the QKD system against
Trojan-horse attacks. The simulation results demonstrate that our proposed
devices effectively secure the BB84 and measure-device-independent QKD systems
against Trojan-horse attacks.
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