Optimal key rates for quantum key distribution with partial source characterization
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| author | Pereira, Margarida Currás-Lorenzo, Guillermo Araújo, Mateus |
| author_facet | Pereira, Margarida Currás-Lorenzo, Guillermo Araújo, Mateus |
| contents | Numerical security proofs based on conic optimization are known to deliver optimal secret-key rates, but so far they have mostly assumed that the emitted states are fully characterized. In practice, this assumption is unrealistic, since real devices inevitably suffer from imperfections and side channels that are extremely difficult to model in detail. Here, we extend conic-optimization methods to scenarios where only partial information about the emitted states is known, covering both prepare-and-measure and measurement-device-independent protocols. We demonstrate that our method outperforms state-of-the-art analytical and numerical approaches under realistic source imperfections, especially for protocols that use non-qubit encodings. These results advance numerical-based proofs towards a standard, implementation-ready framework for evaluating quantum key distribution protocols in the presence of source imperfections. |
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| publishDate | 2025 |
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| spellingShingle | Optimal key rates for quantum key distribution with partial source characterization Pereira, Margarida Currás-Lorenzo, Guillermo Araújo, Mateus Quantum Physics Numerical security proofs based on conic optimization are known to deliver optimal secret-key rates, but so far they have mostly assumed that the emitted states are fully characterized. In practice, this assumption is unrealistic, since real devices inevitably suffer from imperfections and side channels that are extremely difficult to model in detail. Here, we extend conic-optimization methods to scenarios where only partial information about the emitted states is known, covering both prepare-and-measure and measurement-device-independent protocols. We demonstrate that our method outperforms state-of-the-art analytical and numerical approaches under realistic source imperfections, especially for protocols that use non-qubit encodings. These results advance numerical-based proofs towards a standard, implementation-ready framework for evaluating quantum key distribution protocols in the presence of source imperfections. |
| title | Optimal key rates for quantum key distribution with partial source characterization |
| topic | Quantum Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.13085 |