lschmalen / IR_for_CVQKD

Information Reconciliation Library for Continuous-Variable Quantum Key Distribution Systems

Information Reconciliation Library for CV-QKD Systems

This library, written in C++, offers tools for information reconciliation tailored for continuous-variable quantum key distribution (CV-QKD) systems. It also includes Python bindings for use within Python environments.

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Quick Start

Follow these steps to set up the project on your local system.

Requirements

Before you begin, ensure you have the following installed:

• CMake (version 3.18 or newer)
• g++ compiler
• Python (only if using the Python bindings)
• pybind11 (only if using the Python bindings)

Compilation

Execute these commands from the root directory of the project to compile the library:

mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make

Documentation

The complete documentation for the library is available at the following link: Library Documentation.

License

The project is open-source, under the GPL-3.0 License.

Acknowledgements

• Funding for this project was provided by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), grant number 16KISQ056 (DE-QOR).

• The C++ test suite utilizes the cxx_argp library for command-line input parsing, which is available under the LGPL3 license.

Cite this work as:

E. E. Cil and L. Schmalen, "Rate-adaptive protograph-based raptor-like LDPC code for continuous-variable quantum key distribution," Proc. Advanced Photonic Congress: Signal Processing in Photonic Communications (SPPCom), Québec City, Canada, Jul. 2024