Surpassing the loss-noise robustness trade-off in quantum key distribution

H Seabrook, E Lavie, T Strömberg, MP Stafford… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Quantum key distribution (QKD) offers a theoretically secure method to share secret keys,
yet practical implementations face challenges due to noise and loss over long-distance …

Loss-tolerant quantum key distribution with detection efficiency mismatch

A Marcomini, A Mizutani, F Grünenfelder… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Current implementations of quantum key distribution (QKD) typically rely on prepare-and-
measure (P&M) schemes. Unfortunately, these implementations are not completely secure …

Noise-reducing quantum key distribution

H Zhang, W Li, R He, Y Zhang, F Xu… - Reports on Progress in …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Quantum key distribution (QKD) is a swiftly advancing field with the great potential to be
ubiquitously adopted in quantum communication applications, attributed to its unique …

Improved data post-processing in quantum key distribution and application to loss thresholds in device independent QKD

X Ma, N Lütkenhaus - arXiv preprint arXiv:1109.1203, 2011 - arxiv.org
Security proofs of quantum key distribution (QKD) often require post-processing schemes to
simplify the data structure, and hence the security proof. We show a generic method to …

A security framework for quantum key distribution implementations

G Currás-Lorenzo, M Pereira, G Kato, M Curty… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
Quantum key distribution (QKD) can theoretically achieve the Holy Grail of cryptography,
information-theoretic security against eavesdropping. However, in practice, discrepancies …

[HTML][HTML] Quantum key distribution with flawed and leaky sources

M Pereira, M Curty, K Tamaki - npj Quantum Information, 2019 - nature.com
In theory, quantum key distribution (QKD) allows secure communications between two
parties based on physical laws. However, most of the security proofs of QKD today make …

Quantum Key Distribution with Basis-Dependent Detection Probability

F Grasselli, G Chesi, N Walk, H Kampermann… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) is a promising technology for secure communication.
Nevertheless, QKD is still treated with caution in certain contexts due to potential gaps …

High-rate field demonstration of large-alphabet quantum key distribution

C Lee, D Bunandar, Z Zhang, GR Steinbrecher… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2016 - arxiv.org
Quantum key distribution (QKD) exploits the quantum nature of light to share provably
secure keys, allowing secure communication in the presence of an eavesdropper. The first …

Phase-matching quantum key distribution

X Ma, P Zeng, H Zhou - Physical Review X, 2018 - APS
Quantum key distribution allows remote parties to generate information-theoretic secure
keys. The bottleneck throttling its real-life applications lies in the limited communication …

Experimental quantum key distribution with source flaws

F Xu, K Wei, S Sajeed, S Kaiser, S Sun, Z Tang, L Qian… - Physical Review A, 2015 - APS
Decoy-state quantum key distribution (QKD) is a standard technique in current quantum
cryptographic implementations. Unfortunately, existing experiments have two important …