Quantum secrecy in thermal states II

In this paper we consider a scheme for cryptographic key distribution based on a variation of continuous variable quantum key distribution called central broadcast. In the continuous variable central broadcast scheme, security arises from discord present in the Hanbury Brown and Twiss effect from a...

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Published in:Journal of physics. B, Atomic, molecular, and optical physics Atomic, molecular, and optical physics, 2020-10, Vol.53 (20), p.205502
Main Authors: Newton, Elizabeth, Ghesquière, Anne, Wilson, Freya L, Guiazon, Raoul F, Varcoe, Benjamin T H, Moseley, Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
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central broadcast
microwave
quantum discord
quantum key distribution
thermal states
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Summary:In this paper we consider a scheme for cryptographic key distribution based on a variation of continuous variable quantum key distribution called central broadcast. In the continuous variable central broadcast scheme, security arises from discord present in the Hanbury Brown and Twiss effect from a thermal source. The benefit of this scheme is that it expands the range of frequencies into the microwave regime. Longer wavelengths-where the thermal photon number is higher and correlations remain robust over long distances-may even be preferable to optical wavelengths. Assuming that Alice controls the source but not the distribution of the light (e.g. satellite broadcasts), then we demonstrate that the central broadcast scheme is robust to an entangling cloner attack. We establish the security of the protocol both experimentally and theoretically.
ISSN:0953-4075
1361-6455
DOI:10.1088/1361-6455/aba7e9