Educational Potential of Quantum Cryptography and Its Experimental Modular Realization

Fedorov, Aleksey K.; Kanapin, A.; Kurochkin, V. L.; Kurochkin, Y. V.; Losev, A. V.; Miller, A. V.; Pashinskiy, I. O.; Rodimin, V.E.; Соколов, А. И.

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-62870-7_9

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“…In particular, we note that the presented scheme can be used a testing platform for novel tools for overcoming the detection-efficiency mismatch problem in the decoy-state protocol [50,51]. We also looking for an extensions of possible educational activities with this setup [52].…”

Section: Discussion and Outlookmentioning

confidence: 99%

Modular Quantum Key Distribution Setup for Research and Development Applications

et al. 2019

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Quantum key distribution (QKD), ensuring the unconditional security of information, attracts a significant deal of interest. An important task is to design QKD systems as a platform for education as well as for research and development applications and fast prototyping new QKD protocols. Here we present a modular QKD setup driven by National Instruments (NI) cards with open source LabView code, open source Python code for post-processing procedures, and open source protocol for external applications. An important feature of the developed apparatus is its flexibility offering possibilities to modify optical schemes and verify novel QKD protocols. Another distinctive feature of the developed setup is the implementation of the decoy-state protocol, which is a standard tool for secure long-distance quantum communications. By testing the plug-and-play scheme realizing BB84 and decoy-state BB84 QKD protocols, we demonstrate that developed QKD setup shows a high degree of robustness beyond laboratory conditions. We demonstrate the results of the use of the developed modular setup for urban QKD experiments.

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“…To attain interactivity, both specially designed virtual environments [30][31][32] and physical kits are used [33][34][35][36]. Research papers consider QKD as the main subject of study [31,32,35,36] and as a demonstration of a real-world application of quantum mechanics, that is being studied in a broader context [20,37,38]. A significant number of research is devoted to introducing the concepts of quantum mechanics to an audience without a sufficient background in theoretical physics, including high school students [20,31,35,36,38,39].…”

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Design and Modeling of Hardware Kit for QKD Education of Engineering Students and Communication Engineers

Faerman,

Terekhin,

Bragin

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The paper discusses the design and modeling of a simple and illustrative hardware kit for teaching the basics of quantum cryptography to engineering students. The novel solution differs from those already on the market in that it is focused on familiarising trainees with the physical principles of quantum key distribution, as well as with the basics of mathematical formalism in quantum mechanics. This is achieved by using a minimally sufficient set of optical elements with a simple mathematical description in the Jones formalism. This composition of the kit is targeted mostly at engineering students and does not require advanced training in physics as a prerequisite. The configurable architecture of the hardware educational kit contributes to the deeper involvement of students. By independently changing the modular configuration of the system, students can conduct experiments that were not directly provided by the developers. For instance, students can assess the impact of choosing the basic settings of phase retarders on the course of a man-in-the-middle attack. The proposed amount of mathematical and informational support, as well as ready-made formal models, is sufficient to reasonably put forward hypotheses for experimental verification and interpret the obtained empirical data. At this moment, the hardware kit is being replicated, distributed and successfully applied at universities and companies in the communications industry. The accumulated experience of educational use testifies to the high efficiency of the kit as a tool for basic QKD training for people without prior knowledge of quantum mechanics. A discrete event model simulating the operation of the hardware kit is implemented in the non-commercial modeling software CPN Tools and is openly distributed.

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“…As gotten in the abovementioned, there're a few issues for considering [18,19]; 1. Low temp condition is necessary for quantum encryption; quantum techniques render the information useless for anyone but the legitimate node.…”

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The Review of Quantum Cryptographic Techniques for Image

Mahmood¹,

Tuieb²,

Abdulkadhim³

2022

CJMS

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As in last few years, quantum cryptography appears to overcome the current challenges of time and quality of the encryption systems and offer new fields of cryptography. This paper briefly introduces the quantum cryptography from the basic ideas, theoretic foundation, as well as analyses some innovative papers where used quantum theory in the field of cryptography especially for image encryption. Formerly, current work illustrates the accomplishments of quantum cryptography in image encryption methods and its upcoming progress schemes. Conclusively, its motivation to make a general view that represents a new trend in cryptography scheme can be developed on the benefits of the quantum cryptography.

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Educational Potential of Quantum Cryptography and Its Experimental Modular Realization

Cited by 7 publications

References 4 publications

Modular Quantum Key Distribution Setup for Research and Development Applications

Modular Quantum Key Distribution Setup for Research and Development Applications

Design and Modeling of Hardware Kit for QKD Education of Engineering Students and Communication Engineers

The Review of Quantum Cryptographic Techniques for Image

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