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长距离量子密码中的量子中继

Quantum Relays for Long Distance Quantum Cryptography

Daniel Collins, Nicolas Gisin, Hugues de Riedmatten

摘要:

量子密码学正处于商业应用的边缘。其最大的限制之一是长距离-密钥速率很低,目前交换任何密钥的最长光纤为100公里。我们研究了量子中继,它可以增加量子密码的最大距离。中继器将通道分成多个部分,并在每个部分上发送不同的光子,从而增加信噪比。光子之间的联系就像在隐形传态中一样,有纠缠的光子对和贝尔测量。我们表明,这样的方案可以允许密码超过数百公里,今天的探测器。然而,在标准单段方案已经有效的情况下,它不能提高远距离密钥交换的速率。我们还表明,反向密钥和解,以前使用的连续变量量子密码,给出了一个安全的密钥在更长的距离比前向密钥和解。

英文摘要:

Quantum Cryptography is on the verge of commercial application. One of its greatest limitations is over long distance - secret key rates are low and the longest fibre over which any key has been exchanged is currently 100 km. We investigate the quantum relay, which can increase the maximum distance at which quantum cryptography is possible. The relay splits the channel into sections, and sends a different photon across each section, increasing the signal to noise ratio. The photons are linked as in teleportation, with entangled photon pairs and Bell measurements. We show that such a scheme could allow cryptography over hundreds of kilometers with today's detectors. It could not, however, improve the rate of key exchange over distances where the standard single section scheme already works. We also show that reverse key reconciliation, previously used in continuous variable quantum cryptography, gives a secure key over longer distances than forward key reconciliation.

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