Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 42, Issue 3, 0327017(2022)

Uncharacterized-Source Measurement-Device-Independent Quantum Key Distribution Experiment with over 50 km fiber

Fengyu Lu1,2,3, Zhenqiang Yin1,2,3、*, Shang Wang1,2,3、**, Zehao Wang1,2,3, Wei Chen1,2,3, Guangcan Guo1,2,3, and Zhenfu Han1,2,3
Author Affiliations
  • 1CAS Key Laboratory of Quantum Information, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
  • 2CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
  • 3State Key Laboratory of Cryptology, P. O. Box 5159, Beijing 100878, China
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    The measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution (MDI-QKD) can remove all detector side-channel attacks, which greatly boosts the practical application of the quantum key distribution. However, this protocol still has a strict assumption that the states in source side must be perfectly prepared. The imperfections of the modulators in source side would bring side-channels and threaten the practical security of the system. To protect against state-preparation imperfections, the uncharacterized-source MDI-QKD, which can still generate secret keys when the prepared states are uncharacterized, have been put forward. This protocol is a great combination of the theoretical information security and the practical security. Through the three-intensity decoy state method and the self-developed Sagnac-Asymmetric-Mach-Zehnder coding structure, the measurement device-independent quantum key distribution system without characteristic source is successfully built, and the secure key distribution rate of 1.91×10 -6 is achieved under the fiber channel of 50.4 km and the repetition rate of 25 MHz.

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    Fengyu Lu, Zhenqiang Yin, Shang Wang, Zehao Wang, Wei Chen, Guangcan Guo, Zhenfu Han. Uncharacterized-Source Measurement-Device-Independent Quantum Key Distribution Experiment with over 50 km fiber[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2022, 42(3): 0327017

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    Paper Information

    Category: Quantum Optics

    Received: Jul. 6, 2021

    Accepted: Aug. 31, 2021

    Published Online: Jan. 26, 2022

    The Author Email: Yin Zhenqiang (yinzq@ustc.edu.cn), Wang Shang (wshuang@ustc.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202242.0327017

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