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基于参量下转换的量子密码

Quantum cryptography via parametric downconversion

Gilles Brassard, Tal Mor, Barry C. Sanders

摘要:

量子比特在密码学中的使用为安全的密码量子密钥分发方案带来了希望。它通常基于单光子偏振态。不幸的是,在通常的弱脉冲实验中实现的“量子比特”不是真正的二能级系统,并且基于这些不完美量子比特的量子密钥分发在存在高(现实)丢失率的情况下是完全不安全的。在这项工作中,我们研究了另一种潜在的实现:使用参数下转换过程生成的量子比特。我们发现,对于参量下转换小参量的一阶(双光子)和二阶(四光子),这种量子密钥分发的实现与理论版本是等价的.一旦考虑到现实的测量,基于参数下变频的量子密钥分发也遭受对极高(非现实的)损失的敏感性。通过根据丢失率选择过程的小参数,这两种量子密钥分发方案在原理上都可以安全地抵抗本文所研究的攻击。然而,在弱脉冲过程中,将小参数调整到所需的水平似乎是不切实际的。另一方面,这可以很容易地在参数下转换过程中完成,使其成为更有前途的实现。

英文摘要:

The use of quantum bits (qubits) in cryptography holds the promise of secure cryptographic quantum key distribution schemes. It is based usually on single-photon polarization states. Unfortunately, the implemented ``qubits'' in the usual weak pulse experiments are not true two-level systems, and quantum key distribution based on these imperfect qubits is totally insecure in the presence of high (realistic) loss rate. In this work, we investigate another potential implementation: qubits generated using a process of parametric downconversion. We find that, to first (two-photon) and second (four-photon) order in the parametric downconversion small parameter, this implementation of quantum key distribution is equivalent to the theoretical version. Once realistic measurements are taken into account, quantum key distribution based on parametric downconversion suffers also from sensitivity to extremely high (nonrealistic) losses. By choosing the small parameter of the process according to the loss rates, both implementations of quantum key distribution can in principle become secure against the attack studied in this paper. However, adjusting the small parameter to the required levels seems to be impractical in the weak pulse process. On the other hand, this can easily be done in the parametric downconversion process, making it a much more promising implementation.

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