A novel QKD protocol utilizing temporal correlations in photon pairs

Leslie Ross; Matthew J. Brandsema

doi:10.1117/12.2666340

13 June 2023 A novel QKD protocol utilizing temporal correlations in photon pairs

Leslie Ross, Matthew J. Brandsema

Proceedings Volume 12517, Quantum Information Science, Sensing, and Computation XV ; 1251704 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2666340
Event: SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing, 2023, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

We introduce a novel QKD protocol which utilizes the intrinsic temporal correlations found in photon pairs from a two-mode squeezed vacuum (TMSV) state. Upon generation, the idler photons are measured right away by Alice, and their time stamps recorded. This idler detection heralds the corresponding signal photons traveling in the channel towards Bob, which ensures the temporal configuration of the photons is identical between the two sets of photons when Bob measures them as a later time. By converting the time intervals between these photons into an uniformly-distributed integer stream, we generate two matching streams of integers which can be used to generate a secure key. The security of this key-generation scheme is discussed and investigated, as well as the utilization of this system in a real-world environment. The introduction of dropped photons and dark counts requires the use of non-standard error correcting codes. We discuss the use of Marker codes in the system and how correction and privacy amplification can occur without allowing knowledge of the full key to transmit to an eavesdropper.

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Leslie Ross and Matthew J. Brandsema "A novel QKD protocol utilizing temporal correlations in photon pairs", Proc. SPIE 12517, Quantum Information Science, Sensing, and Computation XV , 1251704 (13 June 2023); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2666340

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