Two-party secret key distribution via a modified quantum secret sharing protocol

We present and demonstrate a novel protocol for distributing secret keys between two and only two parties based on N-party single-qubit Quantum Secret Sharing (QSS). We demonstrate our new protocol with N = 3 parties using phase-encoded photons. We show that any two out of N parties can build a secret key based on partial information from each other and with collaboration from the remaining N - 2 parties. Our implementation allows for an accessible transition between N-party QSS and arbitrary two party QKD without modification of hardware. In addition, our approach significantly reduces the number of resources such as single photon detectors, lasers and dark fiber connections needed to implement QKD.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

Enthalten in:

Optics express - 23(2015), 6 vom: 23. März, Seite 7300-11

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Grice, W P [VerfasserIn]
Evans, P G [VerfasserIn]
Lawrie, B [VerfasserIn]
Legré, M [VerfasserIn]
Lougovski, P [VerfasserIn]
Ray, W [VerfasserIn]
Williams, B P [VerfasserIn]
Qi, B [VerfasserIn]
Smith, A M [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 04.09.2015

Date Revised 23.10.2018

published: Print

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1364/OE.23.007300

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM247698229