Optimization of Secret Key Rate for BB84 under Collective Rotation Noise
- URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2605.21140v1
- Date: Wed, 20 May 2026 13:16:58 GMT
- Title: Optimization of Secret Key Rate for BB84 under Collective Rotation Noise
- Abstract summary: Quantum key distribution (QKD) systems operate under noise, but security of protocols have been analyzed under ideal noiseless scenarios.<n>In this work, we investigated security performance of BB84 protocol under effect of collective rotation noise.
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- Abstract: Practical quantum key distribution (QKD) systems operate under noise, but security of most protocols have been analyzed under ideal noiseless scenarios. In this work, we investigated security performance of BB84 protocol under effect of collective rotation noise. Using theoretical quantum information frameworks, we analyzed key security parameters including quantum bit error rate (QBER), mutual information and secret key rate (SKR). Security of protocol is studied under various eavesdropping scenarios based on intercept and resend attacks. Our results show that collective rotation noise has a significant impact on the information shared between the two parties. Particularly, we extended prior treatments by suggesting a noise engineering strategy where we identified a non-zero noise range where information accessed by Eve is minimized while corresponding SKR degradation remains relatively small. This analysis provide insights into robustness of BB84 protocol under realistic noisy channels and may contribute towards development of more resilient QKD systems.
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