Security of practical modulator-free quantum key distribution
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| author | Navarrete, Álvaro Zapatero, Víctor Curty, Marcos |
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| contents | Recent advancements in quantum key distribution have led to the development of various modulator-free transmitters. Among their advantages, these transmitters offer enhanced security against Trojan-horse attacks. However, practical implementations emit residual pulses that, while not used in the quantum communication, still carry information about Alice's settings. While the intensity of these pulses can be attenuated with an intensity modulator, the extinction ratio of these devices is always finite, and therefore it remains crucial to account for the residual information leakage at the security-proof level. In this work, we analyze the security of these transmitters and evaluate their performance. We find that the secret-key rate of the protocol is severely affected when the information leakage is not sufficiently attenuated, which highlights the importance of accounting for such type of imperfections. |
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| spellingShingle | Security of practical modulator-free quantum key distribution Navarrete, Álvaro Zapatero, Víctor Curty, Marcos Quantum Physics Recent advancements in quantum key distribution have led to the development of various modulator-free transmitters. Among their advantages, these transmitters offer enhanced security against Trojan-horse attacks. However, practical implementations emit residual pulses that, while not used in the quantum communication, still carry information about Alice's settings. While the intensity of these pulses can be attenuated with an intensity modulator, the extinction ratio of these devices is always finite, and therefore it remains crucial to account for the residual information leakage at the security-proof level. In this work, we analyze the security of these transmitters and evaluate their performance. We find that the secret-key rate of the protocol is severely affected when the information leakage is not sufficiently attenuated, which highlights the importance of accounting for such type of imperfections. |
| title | Security of practical modulator-free quantum key distribution |
| topic | Quantum Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.15777 |