Noiseless Linear Amplifiers in Entanglement-Based Continuous-Variable Quantum Key Distribution

Entropy

Yichen Zhang³  Zhengyu Li¹  Christian Weedbrook⁴  Kevin Marshall⁵  Stefano Pirandola²  Song Yu³  Hong Guo³ 

[1] State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, School of Electronics Engineering and Computer Science, Center for Quantum Information Technology and Center for Computational Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China;Department of Computer Science, University of York, Deramore Lane, York YO10 5GH, UK;State Key Laboratory of Information Photonics and Optical Communications, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, China;QKD Corp., 60 St. George St., Toronto, M5S 1A7, Canada;Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, M5S 1A7, Canada

关键词: quantum key distribution;    continuous-variable quantum key distribution;    noiseless linear amplifiers;   

DOI  :  10.3390/e17074547

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

We propose a method to improve the performance of two entanglement-based continuous-variable quantum key distribution protocols using noiseless linear amplifiers. The two entanglement-based schemes consist of an entanglement distribution protocol with an untrusted source and an entanglement swapping protocol with an untrusted relay. Simulation results show that the noiseless linear amplifiers can improve the performance of these two protocols, in terms of maximal transmission distances, when we consider small amounts of entanglement, as typical in realistic setups.

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