A modified continuous-variable quantum key distribution （CVQKD） protocol is proposed by originating the entangled source from a malicious third party Eve in the middle instead of generating it from the trustworthy A...A modified continuous-variable quantum key distribution （CVQKD） protocol is proposed by originating the entangled source from a malicious third party Eve in the middle instead of generating it from the trustworthy Alice or Bob. This method is able to enhance the efficiency of the CVQKD scheme attacked by local oscillator （LO） intensity attack in terms of the generated secret key rate in quantum communication. The other indication of the improvement is that the maximum transmission distance and the maximum loss tolerance can be increased significantly, especially for CVQKD schemes based on homodyne detection.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61379153,61401519,and 61572529)the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province,China(Grant No.2017JJ3415)+1 种基金the Science and Technology Project of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region,China(Grant Nos.AC16380094and 1598008-29)the Natural Science Fund of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region,China(Grant No.2015GXNSFAA139298)
文摘A modified continuous-variable quantum key distribution （CVQKD） protocol is proposed by originating the entangled source from a malicious third party Eve in the middle instead of generating it from the trustworthy Alice or Bob. This method is able to enhance the efficiency of the CVQKD scheme attacked by local oscillator （LO） intensity attack in terms of the generated secret key rate in quantum communication. The other indication of the improvement is that the maximum transmission distance and the maximum loss tolerance can be increased significantly, especially for CVQKD schemes based on homodyne detection.
