Published February 1, 2001
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Secure quantum key distribution using squeezed states
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- Gottesman, Daniel
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Preskill, John
Abstract
We prove the security of a quantum key distribution scheme based on transmission of squeezed quantum states of a harmonic oscillator. Our proof employs quantum error-correcting codes that encode a finite-dimensional quantum system in the infinite-dimensional Hilbert space of an oscillator, and protect against errors that shift the canonical variables p and q. If the noise in the quantum channel is weak, squeezing signal states by 2.51 dB (a squeeze factor er=1.34) is sufficient in principle to ensure the security of a protocol that is suitably enhanced by classical error correction and privacy amplification. Secure key distribution can be achieved over distances comparable to the attenuation length of the quantum channel.
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©2001 The American Physical Society Received 10 August 2000; published 18 January 2001 We thank Andrew Doherty, Steven van Enk, Jim Harrington, Jeff Kimble, and especially Hoi-Kwong Lo for useful discussions and comments. This work has been supported in part by the Department of Energy under Grant No. DEFG03-92-ER40701, and by DARPA through the Quantum Information and Computation (QUIC) project administered by the Army Research Office under Grant No. DAAH04-96-1-0386. Some of this work was done at the Aspen Center for Physics.Files
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