Probabilistic analysis of shared bits in the context of the BB84 protocol
Advisor(s)
Dr. Melita Caragiu (m-caragiu@onu.edu)
Confirmation
1
Document Type
Poster
Location
ONU McIntosh Center; Activities Room
Start Date
11-4-2025 10:50 AM
End Date
11-4-2025 10:50 AM
Abstract
An essential step in the quantum key distribution protocol named BB84 (invented
by Bennett and Brassard in 1984) is the analysis of the error rate of the quantum
channel. It is customary that the sender and the receiver of the key reveal and
compare a number of exchanged bits in order to estimate the error rate. The
statistics that applies is the hypergeometric distribution and we argue that one
can optimize the number of shared bits in order to assess the error rate with the
desired precision.
Recommended Citation
Parker, Anthony Forest and Bak, Patrick, "Probabilistic analysis of shared bits in the context of the BB84 protocol" (2025). ONU Student Research Colloquium. 28.
https://digitalcommons.onu.edu/student_research_colloquium/2025/Posters/28
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Probabilistic analysis of shared bits in the context of the BB84 protocol
ONU McIntosh Center; Activities Room
An essential step in the quantum key distribution protocol named BB84 (invented
by Bennett and Brassard in 1984) is the analysis of the error rate of the quantum
channel. It is customary that the sender and the receiver of the key reveal and
compare a number of exchanged bits in order to estimate the error rate. The
statistics that applies is the hypergeometric distribution and we argue that one
can optimize the number of shared bits in order to assess the error rate with the
desired precision.