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中国物理学会期刊

基于被动态制备的星间太赫兹连续变量量子密钥分发方案

Inter-satellite terahertz continuous variable quantum key distribution protocol based on passive state preparation

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  • 太赫兹通信作为下一代大容量无线网络背景下的一个重要研究课题,对构建高速星间量子通信网络具有重要意义.基于高斯调制相干态的星间太赫兹连续变量量子密钥分发方案通常采用主动调制的方式进行量子态的制备,即需要振幅与相位调制器以及量子随机数发生器.然而,具有高消光比和高稳定性的高速主动调制在实际中实现起来极具挑战性,并且主动调制其调制格式相对复杂,仅能容忍较小的调制误差,这些都不利于构建高速星间量子通信网络.鉴于上述分析,本文提出了基于被动态制备的星间太赫兹连续变量量子密钥分发方案,即采用热太赫兹信源、分束器、光衰减器以及零差探测器来进行量子态的被动调制,从而无需使用振幅与相位调制器以及量子随机数发生器,有效简化星间太赫兹连续变量量子密钥分发方案的实施.本文详细分析了基于被动态制备的星间太赫兹连续变量量子密钥分发方案的安全性以及性能.仿真结果表明随着热太赫兹信源的平均光子数以及量子信号频率的增大,所提出方案的性能得到显著提升,并且越来越接近理想高斯调制星间太赫兹连续变量量子密钥分发方案的性能.此外,本文还给出了该方案的本振系统原理图并从实际角度讨论分析所提出方案实现的物理可行性与现实技术途径,为构建低成本、低复杂度的星间量子通信网络提供了一条有效途径.

    Terahertz communication, as an important research topic in the context of the next generation of large-capacity wireless networks, is of great significance to construct high-speed inter-satellite quantum communication networks. The inter-satellite terahertz continuous variable quantum key distribution scheme based on Gaussian-modulated coherent states usually uses active modulation to prepare quantum states, namely, amplitude and phase modulators and quantum random number generator are required. However, the implementation of high-speed active modulation with high extinction ratio and high stability are very challenging in practice. Besides, the modulation format of active modulation is relatively complex and can only tolerate small modulation errors, which are not conducive to the construction of high-speed inter satellite quantum communication networks. In view of the above analysis, this paper proposes an inter-satellite terahertz continuous variable quantum key distribution scheme based on passive state preparation, that is, the thermal terahertz source, beam splitter, optical attenuator and homodyne detector are used for passive modulation of quantum states. Therefore, it can eliminate the need for amplitude and phase modulators and quantum random number generator, which effectively simplifies the implementation of the inter-satellite terahertz continuous variable quantum key distribution protocol based on passive state preparation. This paper analyzes the security and performance of the inter-satellite terahertz continuous variable quantum key distribution protocol based on passive state preparation. The simulation results show that the performance of the proposed protocol is significantly improved with the increase of the average photon number of the thermal terahertz source and the frequency of the quantum signal, and getting closer to the performance of the ideal Gaussian-modulated intersatellite continuous variable quantum key distribution protocol. In addition, we present the schematic diagram of the local oscillator system for the proposed scheme and analyze the physical feasibility and practical technical approaches from a practical perspective, offering an effective pathway to constructing a low-cost and low-complexity inter-satellite quantum communication network.

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