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dc.contributor.authorKohnle, Antje
dc.contributor.authorRizzoli, Aluna
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-16T00:33:21Z
dc.date.available2018-03-16T00:33:21Z
dc.date.issued2017-05
dc.identifier.citationKohnle , A & Rizzoli , A 2017 , ' Interactive simulations for quantum key distribution ' , European Journal of Physics , vol. 38 , no. 3 , 035403 . https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6404/aa62c8en
dc.identifier.issn0143-0807
dc.identifier.otherPURE: 249440057
dc.identifier.otherPURE UUID: c77b6c3d-5462-4196-9c50-b655fdd87865
dc.identifier.otherScopus: 85017450078
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0003-2638-4826/work/31348228
dc.identifier.otherWOS: 000398496700001
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/12957
dc.descriptionWe thank the UK Institute of Physics and the University of St Andrews for funding the simulation developmenten
dc.description.abstractSecure communication protocols are becoming increasingly important, e.g. for internet-based communication. Quantum key distribution (QKD) allows two parties, commonly called Alice and Bob, to generate a secret sequence of 0s and 1s called a key that is only known to themselves. Classically, Alice and Bob could never be certain that their communication was not compromised by a malicious eavesdropper. Quantum mechanics however makes secure communication possible. The fundamental principle of quantum mechanics that taking a measurement perturbs the system (unless the measurement is compatible with the quantum state) also applies to an eavesdropper. Using appropriate protocols to create the key, Alice and Bob can detect the presence of an eavesdropper by errors in their measurements. As part of the QuVis Quantum Mechanics Visualisation Project, we have developed a suite of four interactive simulations that demonstrate the basic principles of three different QKD protocols. The simulations use either polarised photons or spin 1/2 particles as physical realisations. The simulations and accompanying activities are freely available for use online or download, and run on a wide range of devices including tablets and PCs. Evaluation with students over three years was used to refine the simulations and activities. Preliminary studies show that the refined simulations and activities help students learn the basic principles of QKD at both the introductory and advanced undergraduate levels.
dc.format.extent15
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofEuropean Journal of Physicsen
dc.rights© 2017, European Physical Society This work has been made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the author created, accepted version manuscript following peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at iopscience.iop.org / https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6404/aa62c8en
dc.subjectInstructional computer useen
dc.subjectQuantum informationen
dc.subjectQuantum cryptographyen
dc.subjectResearch in Physics educationen
dc.subjectLB2300 Higher Educationen
dc.subjectQA75 Electronic computers. Computer scienceen
dc.subjectQC Physicsen
dc.subjectTK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineeringen
dc.subjectNDASen
dc.subject.lccLB2300en
dc.subject.lccQA75en
dc.subject.lccQCen
dc.subject.lccTKen
dc.titleInteractive simulations for quantum key distributionen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.description.versionPostprinten
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. School of Physics and Astronomyen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6404/aa62c8
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.date.embargoedUntil2018-03-15


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