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Optimizing Decoy‐State Protocols for Practical Quantum Key Distribution Systems
Author(s) -
FanYuan GuanJie,
Wang ZeHao,
Wang Shuang,
Yin ZhenQiang,
Chen Wei,
He DeYong,
Guo GuangCan,
Han ZhengFu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
advanced quantum technologies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2511-9044
DOI - 10.1002/qute.202000131
Subject(s) - decoy , quantum key distribution , computer science , protocol (science) , key (lock) , state (computer science) , algorithm , quantum , computer security , physics , medicine , biochemistry , chemistry , receptor , alternative medicine , pathology , quantum mechanics
The decoy‐state protocol enables quantum key distribution (QKD) systems to achieve high performance without using the single‐photon source. In the dozen years since the decoy‐state protocol has been proposed, a series of advances in scheme design, finite‐size analysis, system modelling, and parameter estimation has developed. Unfortunately, most advances are based on different starting points and lack a synthesis to figure out the optimal protocol of decoy‐state method. Here, the advances in decoy‐state method are reviewed and they are synthesized to compare the key‐rate performance of 38 decoy‐state protocols using the particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm. To form a guideline for practical QKD systems, the optimal decoy‐state protocols are found with the change of five system parameters (the transmission loss, the block size of postprocessing, the misalignment‐error probability, the dark‐count probability, and the afterpulse rate). It is expected that this work can answer the questions of what the actual performance is for different decoy‐state protocol in various scenarios and which decoy‐state protocol is the optimal choice for various QKD systems.