Free space continuous variable Quantum Key Distribution with discrete phases

Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) offers unconditional security in principle. Many QKD protocols have been proposed and demonstrated to ensure secure communication between two authenticated users. Continuous variable (CV) QKD offers many advantages over discrete variable (DV) QKD since it is cost-effec...

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Published in:Physics open 2023-12, Vol.17, p.100162, Article 100162
Main Authors: Rani, Anju, Chandravanshi, Pooja, Ramakrishnan, Jayanth, Vaity, Pravin, Madhusudhan, P., Sharma, Tanya, Bhardwaj, Pranav, Biswas, Ayan, Singh, R.P.
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Language:English
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Continuous variable
Homodyne detection
Quantum communication
Quantum key distribution
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Summary:Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) offers unconditional security in principle. Many QKD protocols have been proposed and demonstrated to ensure secure communication between two authenticated users. Continuous variable (CV) QKD offers many advantages over discrete variable (DV) QKD since it is cost-effective, compatible with current classical communication technologies, efficient even in daylight, and gives a higher secure key rate. Keeping this in view, we demonstrate a discrete modulated CVQKD protocol in the free space which is robust against polarization drift. We also present the simulation results with a noise model to account for the channel noise and the effects of various parameter changes on the secure key rate. These simulation results help us to verify the experimental values obtained for the implemented CVQKD.
ISSN:2666-0326
2666-0326
DOI:10.1016/j.physo.2023.100162