Asymmetric protocols for mode pairing quantum key distribution with finite-key analysis

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2412.12593v2
• Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2024 01:20:51 GMT
• Title: Asymmetric protocols for mode pairing quantum key distribution with finite-key analysis
• Authors: Zhenhua Li, Tianqi Dou, Yuheng Xie, Weiwen Kong, Yang Liu, Haiqiang Ma, Jianjun Tang,
• Abstract summary: We conduct a security analysis of asymmetric MP-QKD protocol with the finite-key analysis. Our work can achieve significantly enhanced secure key rates and transmission distances compared to the original strategy.
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• Abstract: The mode pairing quantum key distribution (MP-QKD) protocol has attracted considerable attention for its capability to ensure high secure key rates over long distances without requiring global phase locking. However, ensuring symmetric channels for the MP-QKD protocol is challenging in practical quantum communication networks. Previous studies on the asymmetric MP-QKD protocol have relied on ideal decoy state assumptions and infinite-key analysis, which are unattainable for real-world deployment. In this paper, we conduct a security analysis of asymmetric MP-QKD protocol with the finite-key analysis, where we discard the previously impractical assumptions made in the decoy-state method. Combined with statistical fluctuation analysis, we globally optimized the 12 independent parameters in the asymmetric MP-QKD protocol by employing our modified particle swarm optimization. The simulation results demonstrate that our work can achieve significantly enhanced secure key rates and transmission distances compared to the original strategy with adding extra attenuation. We further investigate the relationship between the intensities and probabilities of signal, decoy, and vacuum states with transmission distance, facilitating its more efficient deployment in future quantum networks.

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