Quantum Key Distribution over Complex Networks

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2504.02372v1
• Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2025 08:05:44 GMT
• Title: Quantum Key Distribution over Complex Networks
• Authors: Luca Mariani, Raja Yehia, Carlos Pascual-García, Federico Centrone, Jasper van der Kolk, M. Ángeles Serrano, Antonio Acín,
• Abstract summary: We study the quantum key distribution (QKD) over existing fibre networks.<n>We focus on networks with trusted nodes and on continuous-variable (CV) schemes.<n>In the effective CV network, however, many of the unique properties of complex networks, such as small-worldness and the presence of hubs, are lost due to the fast decay of the key rate.<n>These properties can be restored when considering a hybrid network consisting of both CV and DV protocols.
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• Abstract: There exist several initiatives worldwide to deploy quantum key distribution (QKD) over existing fibre networks and achieve quantum-safe security at large scales. To understand the overall QKD network performance, it is required to transition from the analysis of individual links, as done so far, to the characterization of the network as a whole. In this work, we undertake this study by embedding QKD protocols on complex networks, which correctly model the existing fiber networks. We focus on networks with trusted nodes and on continuous-variable (CV) schemes, which have much higher key rates than their discrete-variable (DV) counterparts. In the effective CV network, however, many of the unique properties of complex networks, such as small-worldness and the presence of hubs, are lost due to the fast decay of the key rate with physical distance for CV systems. These properties can be restored when considering a hybrid network consisting of both CV and DV protocols, achieving at the same time high average rate and inter-connectivity. Our work opens the path to the study of QKD complex networks in existing infrastructures.

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