Improved performance of the cryptographic key distillation protocol of an FSO/CV-QKD system on a turbulent channel using an adaptive LDPC encoder



Document title: Improved performance of the cryptographic key distillation protocol of an FSO/CV-QKD system on a turbulent channel using an adaptive LDPC encoder
Journal: Revista mexicana de física
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000425920
ISSN: 0035-001X
Authors:
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Institutions: 1CETYS Universidad, Ensenada, Baja California. México
2Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, Ensenada, Baja California. México
3University of Alabama, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mobile, Alabama. Estados Unidos de América
Year:
Season: May-Jun
Volumen: 63
Number: 3
Country: México
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Analítico, teórico
English abstract In this paper, a dynamical and adaptive LDPC coding scheme is proposed in order to improve the performance of the cryptographic key distillation protocol of an FSO/CV-QKD system considering the atmospheric turbulence levels that may be present in the classic channel. In this scheme, the Generator and Parity-check matrices of the encoder are modified according to the Rytov variance values estimated in the classical channel in order to improve the final secret key rate of the QKD system. The simulation results show that the final secret key was incremented 87.5 Kbps (from 52.5 Kbps to 140 Kbps) using the adaptive code rate; meaning that the information encrypted and transmitted is increased. In addition, the use of the dynamical encoder avoids the drastically reduction of the final secret key rate when the conditions of the classical channel are considered. Our proposal might be implemented based on the use of high-speed FPGA’s and DSP’s commercially available
Disciplines: Física y astronomía
Keyword: Física,
Turbulencia atmosférica,
Tasa de clave secreta,
Varianza de Rytov,
Información mutua
Keyword: Physcis,
Atmospheric turbulence,
Secret key rate,
Rytov variance,
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