Receiver-Device-Independent Quantum Key Distribution

Marie Ioannou; Maria Ana Pereira; Davide Rusca; Fadri Grünenfelder; Alberto Boaron; Matthieu Perrenoud; Alastair A. Abbott; Pavel Sekatski; Jean-Daniel Bancal; Nicolas Maring; Hugo Zbinden; Nicolas Brunner

doi:10.22331/q-2022-05-24-718

Receiver-Device-Independent Quantum Key Distribution

Marie Ioannou¹, Maria Ana Pereira¹, Davide Rusca¹, Fadri Grünenfelder¹, Alberto Boaron¹, Matthieu Perrenoud¹, Alastair A. Abbott^1,2, Pavel Sekatski¹, Jean-Daniel Bancal^1,3, Nicolas Maring¹, Hugo Zbinden¹, and Nicolas Brunner¹

¹Department of Applied Physics University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
²Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Inria, 38000 Grenoble, France
³Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institut de physique théorique, 91191, Gif-sur-Yvette, France

Published:	2022-05-24, volume 6, page 718
Eprint:	arXiv:2104.14574v3
Doi:	https://doi.org/10.22331/q-2022-05-24-718
Citation:	Quantum 6, 718 (2022).

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Abstract

We present protocols for quantum key distribution in a prepare-and-measure setup with an asymmetric level of trust. While the device of the sender (Alice) is partially characterized, the receiver's (Bob's) device is treated as a black-box. The security of the protocols is based on the assumption that Alice's prepared states have limited overlaps, but no explicit bound on the Hilbert space dimension is required. The protocols are immune to attacks on the receiver's device, such as blinding attacks. The users can establish a secret key while continuously monitoring the correct functioning of their devices through observed statistics. We report a proof-of-principle demonstration, involving mostly off-the-shelf equipment, as well as a high-efficiency superconducting nanowire detector. A positive key rate is demonstrated over a 4.8 km low-loss optical fiber with finite-key analysis. The prospects of implementing these protocols over longer distances is discussed.

► BibTeX data

@article{Ioannou2022receiverdevice,
  doi = {10.22331/q-2022-05-24-718},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.22331/q-2022-05-24-718},
  title = {Receiver-{D}evice-{I}ndependent {Q}uantum {K}ey {D}istribution},
  author = {Ioannou, Marie and Pereira, Maria Ana and Rusca, Davide and Gr{\"{u}}nenfelder, Fadri and Boaron, Alberto and Perrenoud, Matthieu and Abbott, Alastair A. and Sekatski, Pavel and Bancal, Jean-Daniel and Maring, Nicolas and Zbinden, Hugo and Brunner, Nicolas},
  journal = {{Quantum}},
  issn = {2521-327X},
  publisher = {{Verein zur F{\"{o}}rderung des Open Access Publizierens in den Quantenwissenschaften}},
  volume = {6},
  pages = {718},
  month = may,
  year = {2022}
}

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