An efficient two-step quantum key distribution protocol with orthogonal product states
Yang Yu-Guang(杨宇光)a)†, Wen Qiao-Yan(温巧燕)b), and Zhu Fu-Chen(朱甫臣)c)
a School of Computer, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100022, China; b School of Science, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, China; c National Key Laboratory for Modern Communications, Chengdu 610041, China
Abstract An efficient two-step quantum key distribution (QKD) protocol with orthogonal product states in the $n\otimes n(n\geq3)$ Hilbert space is presented. In this protocol, the particles in the orthogonal product states form two particle sequences. The sender, Alice, first sends one sequence to the receiver, Bob. After Bob receives the first particle sequence, Alice and Bob check eavesdropping by measuring a fraction of particles randomly chosen. After ensuring the security of the quantum channel, Alice sends the other particle sequence to Bob. By making an orthogonal measurement on the two particle sequences, Bob can obtain the information of the orthogonal product states sent by Alice. This protocol has many distinct features such as great capacity, high efficiency in that it uses all orthogonal product states in distributing the key except those chosen for checking eavesdroppers.
Received: 28 April 2006
Revised: 02 November 2006
Accepted manuscript online:
Fund: Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No 60373059),
the Doctoral Programs Foundation of the Ministry of Education of China (Grant No 20040013007), and the Major Research plan
of the National Natural Science Foundati
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Yang Yu-Guang(杨宇光), Wen Qiao-Yan(温巧燕), and Zhu Fu-Chen(朱甫臣) An efficient two-step quantum key distribution protocol with orthogonal product states 2007 Chinese Physics 16 910
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