• Chinese Journal of Quantum Electronics
  • Vol. 40, Issue 5, 712 (2023)
HU Qianqian1、2, FENG Bao1、2, YAN Longchuan3, ZHAO Xiaohong4, CHEN Zhiyu3, LI Wenting5, and LI Wei5、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1NARI Group Co., Ltd. (State Grid Electric Power Research Institute Co., Ltd.), Nanjing 210000, China
  • 2NRGD Quantum Technology Co., Ltd., Nanjing 210000, China
  • 3State Grid Information Communication Technology Co., Ltd, Beijing 100000, China
  • 4Electric Power Research Institute of State Grid Fujian Electric Power Co., Ltd., Jinan 250000, China
  • 5Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210003, China
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    DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1007-5461.2023.05.010 Cite this Article
    Qianqian HU, Bao FENG, Longchuan YAN, Xiaohong ZHAO, Zhiyu CHEN, Wenting LI, Wei LI. Phase-matching quantum key distribution with light source monitoring[J]. Chinese Journal of Quantum Electronics, 2023, 40(5): 712 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Quantum key distribution (QKD) is easy to lose information carriers in channels, so the limited communication distance and key generation rate are the main bottlenecks of its application. Generally, the key rate is limited by the channel transmission rate. The proposed phase-matching quantum key distribution (PM-QKD) protocol overcomes the linear key rate constraint that the secure key rate is proportional to the square root of the transmission rate. Although the PM-QKD protocol can guarantee the security of the detector, there are still some defects in the light source. In the PM-QKD protocol, it is generally assumed that the light source is an ideal coherent state, which is not consistent with the actual QKD system, resulting in some security problems. In this paper, the PM-QKD protocol is discussed under the condition of unknown photon number distribution (UPD), and it's confirmed that the security analysis is still reasonable under the condition of unknown photon number distribution, and it's also shown that the key rate generated by PM-QKD protocol based on light source detection is basically consistent with the key rate under ideal light source.
    Qianqian HU, Bao FENG, Longchuan YAN, Xiaohong ZHAO, Zhiyu CHEN, Wenting LI, Wei LI. Phase-matching quantum key distribution with light source monitoring[J]. Chinese Journal of Quantum Electronics, 2023, 40(5): 712
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