High-Rate, High-Dimensional Quantum Key Distribution Systems

Nurul T. Islam (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

XIII, 132 Seiten

2018 | 1st ed. 2018
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-98928-0 (ISBN)

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This book describes a broad research program on quantum communication. Here, a cryptographic key is exchanged by two parties using quantum states of light and the security of the system arises from the fundamental properties of quantum mechanics. The author developed new communication protocols using high-dimensional quantum states so that more than one classical bit is transferred by each photon. This approach helps circumvent some of the non-ideal properties of the experimental system, enabling record key rates on metropolitan distance scales. Another important aspect of the work is the encoding of the key on high-dimensional phase-randomized weak coherent states, combined with so-called decoy states to thwart a class of possible attacks on the system. The experiments are backed up by a rigorous security analysis of the system, which accounts for all known device non-idealities. The author goes on to demonstrate a scalable approach for increasing the dimension of the quantum states, and considers attacks on the system that use optimal quantum cloning techniques. This thesis captures the current state-of-the-art of the field of quantum communication in laboratory systems, and demonstrates that phase-randomized weak coherent states have application beyond quantum communication.

Nurul T. Islam received his PhD from Duke University in 2017. He currently holds a postdoctoral research position at The Ohio State University.

Chapter1. Introduction.- Chapter2. Building blocks of Quantum Key Distribution.- Chapter3. High-Dimensional Time-Phase QKD.- Chapter4. Unstructured high-dimensional Time-Phase QKD.- Chapter5. Scalable High-Dimensional Time-bin QKD.- Chapter6. Cloning of high-dimensional quantum states.- Chapter7. Conclusions and Future Experiments.

Erscheinungsdatum	01.10.2018
Reihe/Serie	Springer Theses
Zusatzinfo	XIII, 132 p. 50 illus., 49 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	379 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Quantenphysik
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Theoretische Physik
	Technik ► Maschinenbau
Schlagworte	high-dimensional quantum states • high-dimensional time-phase QKD • optimal quantum cloning techniques • phase-randomized weak coherent states • quantum communication laboratory systems • quantum communication security • Quantum key distribution • quantum key distribution on metropolitan distance • quantum key distribution on metropolitan distance scales • security analysis of quantum communication systems
ISBN-10	3-319-98928-6 / 3319989286
ISBN-13	978-3-319-98928-0 / 9783319989280
Zustand	Neuware