Development of Qiskit-based program for education of quantum key distribution

https://doi.org/10.31130/ud-jst.2025.23(10B).635E

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  • Duy N. Luong
    The University of Danang - University of Science and Technology, Vietnam
    Minh H. Nguyen
    The University of Danang - University of Science and Technology, Vietnam
    Bao Q. Ninh
    University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
    Cuong T. Nguyen
    Computer Communications Laboratory, The University of Aizu, Aizuwakamatsu 965-8580, Japan
    Hoang D. Le
    Computer Communications Laboratory, The University of Aizu, Aizuwakamatsu 965-8580, Japan
    Duy-Tuan Dao
    The University of Danang - University of Science and Technology, Vietnam

Từ khóa:

Quantum key distribution (QKD)
free-space optics (FSO)
BB84 protocol
Qiskit
educational tool

Tóm tắt

Quantum key distribution (QKD) has been realized as a potential approach for quantum-safe communication toward the threats exposed by quantum computing. While QKD has been extensively investigated for a long time, its concept is still far from straightforward to students and common people. In this work, we provide a software program that can serve as an educational tool for teaching and learning QKD. The core of this software is based on Qiskit, which is an open-source library developed by IBM for quantum programming purposes. The program has two modes, which are visualization and simulation modes. Using the developed program, the users can learn the basic concept of BB84, a very first QKD protocol, and gain intuition regarding how different parameters affect the performance of free-space optics (FSO)-based QKD systems.

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Luong, D. N., M. H. Nguyen, B. Q. Ninh, C. T. Nguyen, H. D. Le, và D.-T. Dao. “Development of Qiskit-Based Program for Education of Quantum Key Distribution”. Tạp Chí Khoa học Và Công nghệ - Đại học Đà Nẵng, vol 23, số p.h 10B, Tháng Mười 2025, tr 47-51, doi:10.31130/ud-jst.2025.23(10B).635E.

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