Multi-Wavelength Quantum Key Distribution Emulation with Physical Unclonable Function

Brit Riggs; Michael Partridge; Bertrand Cambou; Dina Ghanaimiandoab; Ian Burke; Manuel Aguilar Rios; Julie Heynssens

doi:10.3390/cryptography6030036

Multi-Wavelength Quantum Key Distribution Emulation with Physical Unclonable Function

Brit Riggs, Michael Partridge, Bertrand Cambou, Dina Ghanaimiandoab, Ian Burke, Manuel Aguilar Rios, Julie Heynssens

Applied Physics and Materials Science

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This work details the theory and implementation of a multi-wavelength quantum key distribution (QKD) emulation system with a physical unclonable function (PUF). Multi-wavelength QKD can eliminate the need to share a subsection of the final key for eavesdropper detection and allow for ternary and quaternary data transmission. The inclusion of the PUF adds an additional layer of security. We provide preliminary error analysis of our emulation system. To support this work, we introduce a bitwise transform operator that enables binary output of the PUF to satisfy the ternary and quaternary input requirements of the QKD system.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	36
Journal	Cryptography
Volume	6
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/cryptography6030036
State	Published - Sep 2022

Keywords

bitwise transform
cryptographic systems
multi-wavelength QKD
physical unclonable functions (PUFs)
quantum key distribution (QKD)
quantum-resistant cryptography

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Software
Computer Science Applications
Computer Networks and Communications
Computational Theory and Mathematics
Applied Mathematics

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