Statistical fluctuation analysis for measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution
arXiv:1210.3929 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.86.052305
Abstract
Measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution with a finite number of decoy states is analyzed under finite-data-size assumption. By accounting for statistical fluctuations in parameter estimation, we investigate vacuum+weak- and vacuum+two-weak-decoy-state protocols. In each case, we find proper operation regimes, where the performance of our system is comparable to the asymptotic case for which the key size and the number of decoy states approach infinity. Our results show that practical implementations of this scheme can be both secure and efficient.
18 pages, 4 figures
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