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    Area of Science:

    • Quantum Information Science
    • Quantum Cryptography

    Background:

    • Twin-field interference-based quantum conference key agreement (QCKA) protocols offer good performance in key rate and transmission distance within the finite-key regime.
    • Existing protocols suffer performance degradation when strict constraints on optical pulse intensity and probability are violated.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To propose a novel post-matching QCKA protocol that eliminates the strict constraint on optical pulse intensity.
    • To achieve a higher key rate and improved transmission distance compared to existing protocols.

    Main Methods:

    • Development of a post-matching strategy for QCKA protocols.
    • Numerical simulations to evaluate protocol performance under relaxed constraints.
    • Comparison with previous asymmetric QCKA protocols in symmetric scenarios.

    Main Results:

    • The proposed protocol achieves a 25% greater transmission distance when decoy state optical pulse intensity is 1% above the ideal constraint.
    • A 100% increase in transmission distance is observed when decoy state optical pulse intensity is 10% above the ideal constraint.
    • The protocol successfully removes the strict constraint while enhancing key rate and distance.

    Conclusions:

    • The post-matching QCKA protocol offers a significant improvement in performance by relaxing critical constraints.
    • This approach enhances the practicality and range of secure quantum key distribution.
    • The protocol demonstrates superior resilience and efficiency in realistic quantum communication scenarios.