• DocumentCode
    1938597
  • Title

    Simple protocol of quantum cryptography based on two truly orthogonal states

  • Author

    Koashi, M. ; Imoto, N.

  • Author_Institution
    NTT Basic Res. Labs., Kanagawa, Japan
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    8-8 May 1998
  • Firstpage
    90
  • Abstract
    Summary form only given.One of the simplest protocols of quantum cryptography proposed so far is the one based on two nonorthogonal states. In this protocol, the receiver cannot determine every bit because there is no way to distinguish nonorthogonal states completely. Another simple protocol uses two orthogonal states, and the receiver can always discriminate between the two states that represent the bit values 0 and 1. In this protocol, however, the sender must mix the third states (vacuum states) in the bit stream to prevent eavesdropping. Thus the following question arises: do more simple protocols exist in which the sender switches between only two states and the receiver can obtain every bit value? Here we show that such a protocol does exist.
  • Keywords
    optical communication; protocols; quantum cryptography; optical communication; orthogonal state; protocol; quantum cryptography; Atomic beams; Cryptographic protocols; Cryptography; Electronic mail; Laboratories; Nonlinear optics; Optical receivers; Reflectivity; Resonance; Switches;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics Conference, 1998. IQEC 98. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the International
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-541-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IQEC.1998.680188
  • Filename
    680188