dorsal/arxiv
View SchemaEntangled state quantum cryptography: Eavesdropping on the Ekert protocol
| Authors | D. S. Naik, C. G. Peterson, A. G. White, A. J. Berglund, P. G. Kwiat |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/9912105 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9912105 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevLett.84.4733 |
| Journal | Physical Review Letters 84, 4733-4736 (2000). |
Abstract
Using polarization-entangled photons from spontaneous parametric downconversion, we have implemented Ekert's quantum cryptography protocol. The near-perfect correlations of the photons allow the sharing of a secret key between two parties. The presence of an eavesdropper is continually checked by measuring Bell's inequalities. We investigated several possible eavesdropper strategies, including pseudo-quantum non-demolition measurements. In all cases, the eavesdropper's presence was readily apparent. We discuss a procedure to increase her detectability.
{
"annotation_id": "e4238ca7-e7c8-4e06-89dc-7408b9000dce",
"date_created": "2026-03-02T18:02:48.539000Z",
"date_modified": "2026-03-02T18:02:48.539000Z",
"file_hash": "62b3ed844c107dd9c14d2b9dcd2ec37d140883c3f8ee62b6956e479d8fcb16ed",
"private": false,
"record": {
"abstract": "Using polarization-entangled photons from spontaneous parametric\ndownconversion, we have implemented Ekert\u0027s quantum cryptography protocol. The\nnear-perfect correlations of the photons allow the sharing of a secret key\nbetween two parties. The presence of an eavesdropper is continually checked by\nmeasuring Bell\u0027s inequalities. We investigated several possible eavesdropper\nstrategies, including pseudo-quantum non-demolition measurements. In all cases,\nthe eavesdropper\u0027s presence was readily apparent. We discuss a procedure to\nincrease her detectability.",
"arxiv_id": "quant-ph/9912105",
"authors": [
"D. S. Naik",
"C. G. Peterson",
"A. G. White",
"A. J. Berglund",
"P. G. Kwiat"
],
"categories": [
"quant-ph"
],
"doi": "10.1103/PhysRevLett.84.4733",
"journal_ref": "Physical Review Letters 84, 4733-4736 (2000).",
"title": "Entangled state quantum cryptography: Eavesdropping on the Ekert protocol",
"url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9912105"
},
"schema_id": "dorsal/arxiv",
"source": {
"execution_id": "f20a35ee-9208-4770-92c5-81b1ffe5677b",
"id": "arXiv Dataset IDs",
"type": "Model",
"variant": "snapshot-2026-03-01",
"version": "0.1.0"
},
"user_id": 1000002
}