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Trusted detector noise analysis for discrete modulation schemes of continuous-variable quantum key distribution

Quantum Physics 2020-12-15 v3

Abstract

Discrete-modulated continuous-variable quantum key distribution protocols are promising candidates for large-scale deployment due to the large technological overlap with deployed modern optical communication devices. The security of discrete modulation schemes has previously analyzed in the ideal detector scenario in the asymptotic limit. In this work, we calculate asymptotic key rates against collective attacks in the trusted detector noise scenario. Our results show that we can thus cut out most of the effect of detector noise and obtain asymptotic key rates similar to those had we access to ideal detectors.

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@article{arxiv.2006.06166,
  title  = {Trusted detector noise analysis for discrete modulation schemes of continuous-variable quantum key distribution},
  author = {Jie Lin and Norbert Lütkenhaus},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2006.06166},
  year   = {2020}
}

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