Topological State-Aware Simulation Framework for Inter-Satellite Twin-Field QKD Networks
摘要
Inter-satellite links (ISLs) are the mandatory backbone for global quantum networks. While Twin-Field Quantum Key Distribution (TF-QKD) successfully surpasses linear rate-loss bounds, its extreme phase sensitivity makes it highly vulnerable to dynamic, non-IID (Independent and Identically Distributed) orbital environments. In composable finite-key analyses governed by the Generalized Entropy Accumulation Theorem (GEAT), traditional adaptive post-selection heuristics either violate strict independence conditions or incur massive second-order penalties that collapse the secret key rate. To overcome this, we introduce a reference-only topological post-selection oracle. By modeling the constellation as a Cellular Sheaf and applying Topological Data Analysis (TDA), our protocol derives a public acceptance event () exclusively from classical beacon telemetry. To rigorously validate this mechanism, we develop a modular simulation framework equipped with stochastic noise injection and an explicit GEAT security ledger. Simulations across 2,000-5,000 km ISL separations compare the same Hodge-Koopman gate with TDA disabled and enabled. At 2,000 km, the median conditional candidate rates are and bit per emitted pulse, respectively; both configurations return zero at 3,000-5,000 km. TDA is active in all 4,788 evaluated windows, but does not extend the positive-candidate range in this scenario. These exported rates are conditional numerical candidates: the full protocol-level composable-security proof remains incomplete and the certified composable rate is therefore zero throughout.
引用
@article{arxiv.2608.12659,
title = {Topological State-Aware Simulation Framework for Inter-Satellite Twin-Field QKD Networks},
author = {Sergio Vázquez-Pozo and Juan Manuel Murillo},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2608.12659},
year = {2026}
}
备注
10 pages, 5 figures. Code and data available at Zenodo (https://zenodo.org/records/19778806)