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    • Quantum Cryptography
    • Quantum Communication Security

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    • Reference-frame-independent quantum key distribution (RFI-QKD) offers secure key generation despite reference frame drift.
    • Photon-number-splitting attacks pose a threat to RFI-QKD.
    • Current decoy-state methods using active modulation can introduce security vulnerabilities.

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    • To propose and analyze an improved RFI-QKD protocol using passive decoy states.
    • To address security loopholes associated with active modulation in decoy-state preparation.
    • To enhance the security and practicality of RFI-QKD against eavesdropping.

    Main Methods:

    • Implementation of an improved RFI-QKD protocol utilizing passive decoy states.
    • Preparation of decoy states by interfering weak coherent pulses on a beam splitter and utilizing single-photon avalanche detector (SPAD) response.
    • Development of an analysis model compatible with SPAD afterpulses for both transmitter and receiver.

    Main Results:

    • The proposed protocol bounds the eavesdropper's information analytically.
    • The passive decoy-state method is less sensitive to statistical fluctuations compared to active methods.
    • Simulation results indicate good performance in practical scenarios, considering SPAD afterpulses.

    Conclusions:

    • The passive decoy-state RFI-QKD protocol offers enhanced security and practicality.
    • The afterpulse-compatible analysis model makes the scheme more robust for real-world applications.
    • This approach mitigates side-channel information leakage inherent in active modulation techniques.