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View SchemaEfficient quantum key distribution secure against no-signalling eavesdroppers
| Authors | Antonio Acin, Serge Massar, Stefano Pironio |
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| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0605246 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0605246 |
| DOI | 10.1088/1367-2630/8/8/126 |
| Journal | New J. Phys. 8, 126 (2006) |
Abstract
By carrying out measurements on entangled states, two parties can generate a secret key which is secure not only against an eavesdropper bound by the laws of quantum mechanics, but also against a hypothetical "post-quantum" eavesdroppers limited by the no-signalling principle only. We introduce a family of quantum key distribution protocols of this type, which are more efficient than previous ones, both in terms of key rate and noise resistance. Interestingly, the best protocols involve large number of measurements. We show that in the absence of noise, these protocols can yield one secret bit per entanglement bit, implying that the key rates in the no-signalling post-quantum scenario are comparable to the key rates in usual quantum key distribution.
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