Journal
NEW JOURNAL OF PHYSICS
Volume 23, Issue 11, Pages -Publisher
IOP Publishing Ltd
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/ac3684
Keywords
continuous-variable quantum key distribution; thermal state; passive-state-preparation
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Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [61671287, 61971276]
- Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Major Project [2019SHZDZX01]
- Key R&D Program of Guangdong province [2020B030304002]
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This paper discusses the experimental implementation of Gaussian-modulated coherent-state continuous-variable quantum key distribution protocol using passive-state preparation method to generate secure keys in realistic optical fiber channels. By controlling excess noise and establishing correlation between data, the issues of finite-size effects and Gaussian attacks are successfully addressed.
Gaussian-modulated coherent-state (GMCS) continuous-variable quantum key distribution (CVQKD) protocol can allow authenticated users to share secret key with unconditional security. So far, all previous experimental implementations of GMCS CVQKD schemes are based on active modulations, i.e. amplitude and phase modulators and quantum random number generator (QRNG) are required. However, high-speed modulation with high extinction ratio and stability is challenging, which is extremely remarkable in chip-scale silicon photonic realization. While the passive-state-preparation (PSP) CVQKD scheme, which explores the intrinsic field fluctuations of a thermal source, avoids the uses of active modulations and QRNG. In this paper, we experimentally realize the intact PSP CVQKD through a realistic optical fiber channel using off-the-shelf amplified spontaneous emission source. In particular, specially designed frame synchronization method is used to build the correlation between the data measured from the two legitimate parties, and excess noise are synthetically controlled to generate secure secret keys at the metro-area distances when considering the practical and non-negligible finite-size effects under collective Gaussian attacks. Due to the avoidance of modulators and QRNG, the passive state encoding scheme provides a promising direction of applicable high-speed, chip-based and even sunlight-based CVQKD with less cost and complexity.
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