Non-Gaussianity and security of entanglement-based QKD

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2511.01761v1
• Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2025 17:20:10 GMT
• Title: Non-Gaussianity and security of entanglement-based QKD
• Authors: Mariia Gumberidze, Vladyslav C. Usenko,
• Abstract summary: We theoretically analyse the relation between non-Gaussianity and security of entanglement-based quantum key distribution (QKD) protocols.<n>Our results can be useful as a pre-check for the implementation of QKD protocols.
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• Abstract: We theoretically analyse the relation between non-Gaussianity and security of entanglement-based quantum key distribution (QKD) protocols, namely device-independent (DI) and entanglement-based BB$84$. A similar analysis has already been made for prepare-and-measure (P\&M) protocols \cite{Lasota2017}. In addition, we consider imperfect detection with dark counts and limited efficiency. We assume a perfect source of entangled Bell states as produced by quantum-dot type sources, depolarisation in the channel and different noise statistics, namely thermal and Poissonian. We consider single-photon avalanche photodiodes (SPAD) and photon number resolving detectors (PNRD) and use their respective criteria for non-Gaussianity. The results show cross-regions for both security and non-Gaussianity, hence, the possibility to conclude about the suitability of a given channel for secret key distribution. Our results can be useful as a pre-check for the implementation of QKD protocols.

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