Controlled entanglement source for quantum cryptography

Abstract

Quantum entanglement has become an essential resource in quantum information processing. Existing works employ entangled quantum states to perform various tasks, while little attention is paid to the control of the resource. In this work, we propose a simple protocol to upgrade an entanglement source with access control through phase randomization at the optical pump. The enhanced source can effectively control all users in utilizing the entanglement resource to implement quantum cryptography. In addition, we show this control can act as a practical countermeasure against memory attack on device-independent quantum key distribution at a negligible cost. To demonstrate the feasibility of our protocol, we implement an experimental setup using just off-the-shelf components and characterize its performance accordingly.

9 pages, 7 figures, comments are welcome! Looking forward to collaborations!

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