Performance analysis for OFDM-based multi-carrier continuous-variable quantum key distribution with an arbitrary modulation protocol

Multi-carrier continuous-variable quantum key distribution (CV-QKD) is considered to be a promising way to boost the secret key rate (SKR) over the existing single-carrier CV-QKD scheme. However, the extra excess noise induced in the imperfect multi-carrier quantum state preparation process of N subcarriers will limit the performance of the system. Here, a systematic modulation noise model is proposed for the multi-carrier CV-QKD based on the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM). Subsequently, the performance of multi-carrier CV-QKD with arbitrary modulation protocol (e.g. QPSK, 256QAM and Gaussian modulation protocol) can be quantitatively evaluated by combining the security analysis method of the single-carrier CV-QKD. Under practical system parameters, the simulation results show that the SKR of the multi-carrier CV-QKD can still be significantly improved by increasing the carrier number N even with imperfect practical modulations. Specifically, the total SKR of multi-carrier CV-QKD can be optimized by carefully choosing N. The proposed model provides a feasible theoretical framework for the future multi-carrier CV-QKD experimental implementation.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:31

Enthalten in:

Optics express - 31(2023), 4 vom: 13. Feb., Seite 5577-5592

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Heng [VerfasserIn]
Pan, Yan [VerfasserIn]
Shao, Yun [VerfasserIn]
Pi, Yaodi [VerfasserIn]
Ye, Ting [VerfasserIn]
Li, Yang [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Tao [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Jinlu [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Jie [VerfasserIn]
Ma, Li [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Bingjie [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 24.02.2023

Date Revised 24.02.2023

published: Print

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1364/OE.482136

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NLM353300675