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APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
卷 12, 期 13, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/app12136491
关键词
plug-and-play quantum key distribution; decoy-state protocol; quantum optics; quantum communication; QKD; information security
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资金
- National Research Foundation of Korea [2019M3E4A1079777, 2021M1A2A2043892]
- Institute for Information and Communications Technology Promotion [2020-0-00972, 2020-0-00947]
- Korea Institute of Science and Technology [2E31531]
- National Research Foundation of Korea [2021M1A2A2043892] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
In this study, a method for generating decoy pulses through amplification using an optical amplifier is proposed. It solves the technical issues in the plug-and-play architecture and is not limited by the input signal polarization. By adding a circulator to adjust the signal intensity, the system can operate stably and defend against Trojan horse attacks.
In most quantum key distribution (QKD) systems, a decoy-state protocol is implemented for preventing potential quantum attacks and higher mean photon rates. An optical intensity modulator attenuating the signal intensity is used to implement it in a QKD system adopting a one-way architecture. However, in the case of the plug-and-play (or two-way) architecture, there are technical issues, including random polarization of the input signal pulse and long-term stability. In this study, we propose a method for generating decoy pulses through amplification using an optical amplifier. The proposed scheme operates regardless of the input signal polarization. In addition, a circulator was added to adjust the signal intensity when the signal enters the input and exits the QKD transmitter by monitoring the intensity of the output signal pulse. It also helps to defend against Trojan horse attacks. A test setup for the proof-of-principle experiment was implemented and tested, and it was shown that the system operated stably with a quantum bit error rate (QBER) value of less than 5% over 26 h using a quantum channel (QC) of 25 km.
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