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Title: Symmetric Blind Information Reconciliation for Quantum Key Distribution

Abstract

Quantum key distribution (QKD) is a quantum-proof key-exchange scheme which is fast approaching the communication industry. An essential component in QKD is the information reconciliation step, which is used for correcting the quantum-channel noise errors. The recently suggested blind-reconciliation technique, based on low-density parity-check codes, offers remarkable prospectives for efficient information reconciliation without an a priori quantum bit error rate estimation. We suggest an improvement of the blind-information-reconciliation protocol promoting a significant increase in the efficiency of the procedure and reducing its interactivity. Finally, the proposed technique is based on introducing symmetry in operations of parties, and the consideration of results of unsuccessful belief-propagation decodings.

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 [1];  [2]; ORCiD logo [3];  [4];  [5]
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  1. Russian Quantum Center, Skolkovo, Moscow (Russia); QApp, Skolkovo, Moscow (Russia); Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Moscow (Russian Federation). Steklov Mathematical Inst.
  2. Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Moscow (Russian Federation). Steklov Mathematical Inst.; Russian Quantum Center, Skolkovo, Moscow (Russia)
  3. National Univ. of Singapore (Singapore). Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
  4. Russian Quantum Center, Skolkovo, Moscow (Russia)
  5. Russian Quantum Center, Skolkovo, Moscow (Russia); QApp, Skolkovo, Moscow (Russia)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE; Russian Science Foundation; National University of Singapore (NUS)
OSTI Identifier:
1408594
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1405211
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC05-00OR22725; R-263-000-C78-133/731
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physical Review Applied
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 8; Journal Issue: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 2331-7019
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING

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Kiktenko, Evgeniy O., Trushechkin, Anton S., Lim, Charles Ci Wen, Kurochkin, Yury V., and Fedorov, Aleksey K.. Symmetric Blind Information Reconciliation for Quantum Key Distribution. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevApplied.8.044017.
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Kiktenko, Evgeniy O., Trushechkin, Anton S., Lim, Charles Ci Wen, Kurochkin, Yury V., & Fedorov, Aleksey K.. Symmetric Blind Information Reconciliation for Quantum Key Distribution. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.8.044017
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Kiktenko, Evgeniy O., Trushechkin, Anton S., Lim, Charles Ci Wen, Kurochkin, Yury V., and Fedorov, Aleksey K.. Fri . "Symmetric Blind Information Reconciliation for Quantum Key Distribution". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.8.044017. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1408594.
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@article{osti_1408594,
title = {Symmetric Blind Information Reconciliation for Quantum Key Distribution},
author = {Kiktenko, Evgeniy O. and Trushechkin, Anton S. and Lim, Charles Ci Wen and Kurochkin, Yury V. and Fedorov, Aleksey K.},
abstractNote = {Quantum key distribution (QKD) is a quantum-proof key-exchange scheme which is fast approaching the communication industry. An essential component in QKD is the information reconciliation step, which is used for correcting the quantum-channel noise errors. The recently suggested blind-reconciliation technique, based on low-density parity-check codes, offers remarkable prospectives for efficient information reconciliation without an a priori quantum bit error rate estimation. We suggest an improvement of the blind-information-reconciliation protocol promoting a significant increase in the efficiency of the procedure and reducing its interactivity. Finally, the proposed technique is based on introducing symmetry in operations of parties, and the consideration of results of unsuccessful belief-propagation decodings.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevApplied.8.044017},
journal = {Physical Review Applied},
number = 4,
volume = 8,
place = {United States},
year = {2017},
month = {10}
}
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