Enhancing Long-distance Continuous-variable Quantum-key-distribution with an Error-correcting Relay

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Main Authors: Swain, S. Nibedita, Marshman, Ryan J., Dias, Josephine, Solntsev, Alexander S., Ralph, Timothy C.
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Published: 2025
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author Swain, S. Nibedita
Marshman, Ryan J.
Dias, Josephine
Solntsev, Alexander S.
Ralph, Timothy C.
author_facet Swain, S. Nibedita
Marshman, Ryan J.
Dias, Josephine
Solntsev, Alexander S.
Ralph, Timothy C.
contents Noiseless linear amplifiers (NLAs) serve as an effective means to enable long-distance continuous-variable (CV) quantum key distribution (QKD), even under realistic conditions with non-unit reconciliation efficiency. Separately, unitary averaging has been suggested to mitigate some stochastic noise, including phase noise in continuous-variable states. In this work, we combine these two protocols to simultaneously compensate for thermal-loss effects and suppress phase noise, thereby enabling long-distance CV QKD that surpasses the repeaterless bound, the fundamental rate-distance limit, for repeaterless quantum communication systems.
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spellingShingle Enhancing Long-distance Continuous-variable Quantum-key-distribution with an Error-correcting Relay
Swain, S. Nibedita
Marshman, Ryan J.
Dias, Josephine
Solntsev, Alexander S.
Ralph, Timothy C.
Quantum Physics
Noiseless linear amplifiers (NLAs) serve as an effective means to enable long-distance continuous-variable (CV) quantum key distribution (QKD), even under realistic conditions with non-unit reconciliation efficiency. Separately, unitary averaging has been suggested to mitigate some stochastic noise, including phase noise in continuous-variable states. In this work, we combine these two protocols to simultaneously compensate for thermal-loss effects and suppress phase noise, thereby enabling long-distance CV QKD that surpasses the repeaterless bound, the fundamental rate-distance limit, for repeaterless quantum communication systems.
title Enhancing Long-distance Continuous-variable Quantum-key-distribution with an Error-correcting Relay
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.11224