Abstract
We propose a decoy-state method to increase key generation rate of frequency-coded (FC) implementation of B92 quantum key distribution (QKD) protocol. Direct application of decoy-state method to FC-QKD results in a security loophole. We overcome this loophole by optimizing the ratio of decoy-to-signal carrier photon number to unity. Simulation results for a single-channel FC-QKD show 16 kbits of raw key length at a transmission distance of 70 km. We then extend the decoy-state method to subcarrier-multiplexed FC-QKD. We show that key generation rate and secure link length improves by a factor of 5 and 40 km, respectively, compared to single-carrier with decoy-state method.
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