Detector-device-independent quantum key distribution: Security analysis and fast implementation

Boaron, Alberto; Korzh, Boris; Houlmann, Raphael; Boso, Gianluca; Lim, Charles Ci Wen; Martin, Anthony; Zbinden, Hugo

doi:10.1063/1.4960093

Title: Detector-device-independent quantum key distribution: Security analysis and fast implementation

Journal Article · Tue Aug 09 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Journal of Applied Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4960093· OSTI ID:1295142

Boaron, Alberto ^[1];

^[1]; Houlmann, Raphael ^[2]; Boso, Gianluca ^[1]; Lim, Charles Ci Wen ^[3]; Martin, Anthony ^[1]; Zbinden, Hugo ^[1]

Univ. of Geneva (Switzerland)
Univ. of Geneva (Switzerland); ID Quantique, SA, Carouge, Geneva (Swizterland)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

One of the most pressing issues in quantum key distribution (QKD) is the problem of detector side-channel attacks. To overcome this problem, researchers proposed an elegant “time-reversal” QKD protocol called measurement-device-independent QKD (MDI-QKD), which is based on time-reversed entanglement swapping. However, MDI-QKD is more challenging to implement than standard point-to-point QKD. Recently, an intermediary QKD protocol called detector-device-independent QKD (DDI-QKD) has been proposed to overcome the drawbacks of MDI-QKD, with the hope that it would eventually lead to a more efficient detector side-channel-free QKD system. Here, we analyze the security of DDI-QKD and elucidate its security assumptions. We find that DDI-QKD is not equivalent to MDI-QKD, but its security can be demonstrated with reasonable assumptions. On the more practical side, we consider the feasibility of DDI-QKD and present a fast experimental demonstration (clocked at 625 MHz), capable of secret key exchange up to more than 90 km.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1295142

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1420631

Journal Information:: Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 120, Issue 6; ISSN 0021-8979

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