Using Permutations to Enhance the Gain of RUQB Technique

Publisher: IGI Global_journal

E-ISSN: 1554-1053|7|2|30-45

ISSN: 1554-1045

Source: International Journal of Information Technology and Web Engineering (IJITWE), Vol.7, Iss.2, 2012-04, pp. : 30-45

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Abstract

Quantum key distribution (QKD) techniques usually suffer from a gain problem when comparing the final key to the generated pulses of quantum states. This research permutes the sets that RUQB (Abu-ayyash Ajlouni, 2008) uses in order to increase the gain. The effect of both randomness and permutations are studied; While RUQB technique improves the gain of BB84 QKD by 5.5% it was also shown that the higher the randomness of the initial key the higher the gain that can be achieved, this work concluded that the use of around 7 permutations results in 30% gain recovery in an ideal situations.