Reconfigurable Loss-Tolerant Measurement Device Independent Quantum Key Distribution in a Maritime Environment
Abstract
We will develop and demonstrate a transformative reconfigurable quantum key distribution (QKD) network as a comprehensive solution to enable free space QKD in the maritime environment. Our proposal offers high secure key rate over a lossy channel, unprecedented security, and network flexibility. It also features a built-in quantum authentication scheme which has been missing from most QKD studies. The proposed system can be implemented with technologies available today and result in widespread application of free-space QKD in the maritime environment. The project, which spans 3 years in Phase I (with a potential 2-year Phase II), includes a series of objectives designed to advance today’s QKD technology. We will cover Topics 1, 2, 5, and 6 in this project. More specifically, ? To address Topic 1, we will investigate potential security loopholes due to imperfections in the QKD system, especially those associated with free-space QKD in the maritime environment; ? To address Topic 2, we will develop a loss-tolerant measurement-device-independent (MDI) QKD theory that takes full account of the finite-size finite-decoy state effects in a maritime environment; ? To address Topic 5, we will further extend the above MDI-QKD protocol into a highly reconfigurable QKD network to adapt to unpredictable changes in the maritime environment; ? To address Topic 6, we will develop a practical loss-tolerant position-based quantum authentication scheme, which allows the users to initialize the QKD process without using a pre-shared key; ? Finally, we will conduct a proof-of-principle demonstration of the proposed scheme. The project will be led by Dr. Bing Qi who is an Associate Professor at the University of Tennessee, and will include investigators from the University of Tennessee, the University of Toronto (Toronto, Canada), and Southern Illinois University. The project will also benefit from collaboration with researchers and facilities at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Our team marshals a diverse collection of theorists and experimentalists.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Aug 12, 2016
- Source ID
- N000141512646
Entities
People
- George Siopsis
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- University of Tennessee