Quantum key distribution with unbounded pulse correlations
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| author | Pereira, Margarida Currás-Lorenzo, Guillermo Mizutani, Akihiro Rusca, Davide Curty, Marcos Tamaki, Kiyoshi |
| author_facet | Pereira, Margarida Currás-Lorenzo, Guillermo Mizutani, Akihiro Rusca, Davide Curty, Marcos Tamaki, Kiyoshi |
| contents | A prevalent issue in practical applications of quantum key distribution (QKD) is the emergence of correlations among the emitted signals. Although recent works have proved the security of QKD in the presence of this imperfection, they rest on the premise that pulse correlations are of finite length. However, this assumption is not necessarily met in practice, since the length of these correlations could be potentially unbounded. Indeed, the first emitted pulse could be correlated with the last one, even if very faintly. Still, intuitively, there should exist a pulse separation threshold after which these correlations become so small as to be essentially negligible, rendering them inconsequential from a security standpoint. Building on this insight, we introduce a general formalism designed to extend existing security proofs to the practically relevant scenario in which pulse correlations have an unbounded length. This approach significantly enhances the applicability of these proofs and the robustness of QKD's implementation security. |
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| spellingShingle | Quantum key distribution with unbounded pulse correlations Pereira, Margarida Currás-Lorenzo, Guillermo Mizutani, Akihiro Rusca, Davide Curty, Marcos Tamaki, Kiyoshi Quantum Physics A prevalent issue in practical applications of quantum key distribution (QKD) is the emergence of correlations among the emitted signals. Although recent works have proved the security of QKD in the presence of this imperfection, they rest on the premise that pulse correlations are of finite length. However, this assumption is not necessarily met in practice, since the length of these correlations could be potentially unbounded. Indeed, the first emitted pulse could be correlated with the last one, even if very faintly. Still, intuitively, there should exist a pulse separation threshold after which these correlations become so small as to be essentially negligible, rendering them inconsequential from a security standpoint. Building on this insight, we introduce a general formalism designed to extend existing security proofs to the practically relevant scenario in which pulse correlations have an unbounded length. This approach significantly enhances the applicability of these proofs and the robustness of QKD's implementation security. |
| title | Quantum key distribution with unbounded pulse correlations |
| topic | Quantum Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.08028 |