Quantum key distribution rates from non-symmetric conic optimization

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Autores principales: Lorente, Andrés González, Parellada, Pablo V., Castillo-Celeita, Miguel, Araújo, Mateus
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Publicado: 2024
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author Lorente, Andrés González
Parellada, Pablo V.
Castillo-Celeita, Miguel
Araújo, Mateus
author_facet Lorente, Andrés González
Parellada, Pablo V.
Castillo-Celeita, Miguel
Araújo, Mateus
contents Computing key rates in quantum key distribution (QKD) numerically is essential to unlock more powerful protocols, that use more sophisticated measurement bases or quantum systems of higher dimension. It is a difficult optimization problem, that depends on minimizing a convex non-linear function: the (quantum) relative entropy. Standard conic optimization techniques have for a long time been unable to handle the relative entropy cone, as it is a non-symmetric cone, and the standard algorithms can only handle symmetric ones. Recently, however, a practical algorithm has been discovered for optimizing over non-symmetric cones, including the relative entropy. Here we adapt this algorithm to the problem of computation of key rates, obtaining an efficient technique for lower bounding them. In comparison to previous techniques it has the advantages of flexibility, ease of use, and above all performance.
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Lorente, Andrés González
Parellada, Pablo V.
Castillo-Celeita, Miguel
Araújo, Mateus
Quantum Physics
Computing key rates in quantum key distribution (QKD) numerically is essential to unlock more powerful protocols, that use more sophisticated measurement bases or quantum systems of higher dimension. It is a difficult optimization problem, that depends on minimizing a convex non-linear function: the (quantum) relative entropy. Standard conic optimization techniques have for a long time been unable to handle the relative entropy cone, as it is a non-symmetric cone, and the standard algorithms can only handle symmetric ones. Recently, however, a practical algorithm has been discovered for optimizing over non-symmetric cones, including the relative entropy. Here we adapt this algorithm to the problem of computation of key rates, obtaining an efficient technique for lower bounding them. In comparison to previous techniques it has the advantages of flexibility, ease of use, and above all performance.
title Quantum key distribution rates from non-symmetric conic optimization
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.00152