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View SchemaSecrecy content of two-qubit states
| Authors | A. Acín, J. Bae, E. Bagan, M. Baig, Ll. Masanes, R. Muñoz-Tapia |
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| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0411092 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0411092 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevA.73.012327 |
| Journal | Phys. Rev. A 73, 012327 (2006) |
Abstract
We analyze the set of two-qubit states from which a secret key can be extracted by single-copy measurements plus classical processing of the outcomes. We introduce a key distillation protocol and give the corresponding necessary and sufficient condition for positive key extraction. Our results imply that the critical error rate derived by Chau, Phys. Rev. A {\bf 66}, 060302 (2002), for a secure key distribution using the six-state scheme is tight. Remarkably, an optimal eavesdropping attack against this protocol does not require any coherent quantum operation.
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