High-rate discrete-modulated continuous-variable quantum key distribution with composable security

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Auteurs principaux: Wu, Mingze, Pan, Yan, Li, Junhui, Wang, Heng, Fan, Lu, Shao, Yun, Li, Yang, Huang, Wei, Yu, Song, Xu, Bingjie, Zhang, Yichen
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author Wu, Mingze
Pan, Yan
Li, Junhui
Wang, Heng
Fan, Lu
Shao, Yun
Li, Yang
Huang, Wei
Yu, Song
Xu, Bingjie
Zhang, Yichen
author_facet Wu, Mingze
Pan, Yan
Li, Junhui
Wang, Heng
Fan, Lu
Shao, Yun
Li, Yang
Huang, Wei
Yu, Song
Xu, Bingjie
Zhang, Yichen
contents Continuous-variable quantum key distribution holds the potential to generate high secret key rates, making it a prime candidate for high-rate metropolitan quantum network applications. However, despite these promising opportunities, the realization of high-rate continuous-variable quantum key distribution systems with composable security remains an elusive goal. Here, we report a discrete-modulated continuous-variable quantum key distribution system with a composable secret key rate of 18.93 Mbps against collective attacks over a 25 km fiber channel. This record breaking rate is achieved through the probability shaped 16QAM-modulated protocol, which employs semidefinite programming to ensure its composable security. Furthermore, we have employed a fully digital and precise quantum signal processing technique to reduce excess noise to extremely low levels, thereby facilitating efficient broadband system operation. While ensuring low complexity and cost,our system achieves a performance advantage of over an order of magnitude compared to previous continuous-variable quantum key distribution systems, providing a promising solution for future deployment of quantum key distribution.
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spellingShingle High-rate discrete-modulated continuous-variable quantum key distribution with composable security
Wu, Mingze
Pan, Yan
Li, Junhui
Wang, Heng
Fan, Lu
Shao, Yun
Li, Yang
Huang, Wei
Yu, Song
Xu, Bingjie
Zhang, Yichen
Quantum Physics
Continuous-variable quantum key distribution holds the potential to generate high secret key rates, making it a prime candidate for high-rate metropolitan quantum network applications. However, despite these promising opportunities, the realization of high-rate continuous-variable quantum key distribution systems with composable security remains an elusive goal. Here, we report a discrete-modulated continuous-variable quantum key distribution system with a composable secret key rate of 18.93 Mbps against collective attacks over a 25 km fiber channel. This record breaking rate is achieved through the probability shaped 16QAM-modulated protocol, which employs semidefinite programming to ensure its composable security. Furthermore, we have employed a fully digital and precise quantum signal processing technique to reduce excess noise to extremely low levels, thereby facilitating efficient broadband system operation. While ensuring low complexity and cost,our system achieves a performance advantage of over an order of magnitude compared to previous continuous-variable quantum key distribution systems, providing a promising solution for future deployment of quantum key distribution.
title High-rate discrete-modulated continuous-variable quantum key distribution with composable security
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.14871