Towards MDI QKD using Quantum Dot Single Photon Sources

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dc.contributor.advisorOblak, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorOwen, Kim A.
dc.contributor.committeememberSimon, Christoph
dc.contributor.committeememberDonovan, Eric
dc.contributor.committeememberGomes da Rocha, Claudia
dc.date2021-11
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-27T19:27:50Z
dc.date.available2021-10-27T19:27:50Z
dc.date.issued2021-10
dc.description.abstractIt is only a matter of time until quantum computers will be capable of breaking all of our current encryption. In the light of this cryptography crisis, it is vital to experimentally realize Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) protocols, which are information-theoretic secure. This form of security, which has never been possible with classical cryptography protocols, states that the protocol will remain equally secure regardless of the computational power of eavesdroppers and hackers. Although one form of QKD is already commercially available, it is susceptible to side-channel attacks based on flaws in how it is physically implemented. The most common attacks are detector-based attacks, and photon-number splitting attacks. For my thesis, I designed the first implementation of Measurement-Device-Independent Quantum Key Distribution (MDI QKD) using quantum dot single photon sources. This form of QKD is not only information-theoretic secure, but also inherently secure against all possible detector and photon-number-splitting side-channel attacks.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOwen, K. A. (2021). Towards MDI QKD using quantum dot single photon sources (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/39361
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/114076
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisher.facultyScienceen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.en_US
dc.subjectQuantum Opticsen_US
dc.subjectQuantumen_US
dc.subjectCryptographyen_US
dc.subjectinformation-theoreticen_US
dc.subjectSecurityen_US
dc.subjectQuantum Dotsen_US
dc.subjectQKDen_US
dc.subjectMDIen_US
dc.subject.classificationPhysicsen_US
dc.subject.classificationCondensed Matteren_US
dc.subject.classificationOpticsen_US
dc.titleTowards MDI QKD using Quantum Dot Single Photon Sourcesen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
thesis.degree.disciplinePhysics & Astronomyen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgaryen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)en_US
ucalgary.item.requestcopytrueen_US
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