Practical scheme to share a secret key through a quantum channel with a 27.6% bit error rate
A secret key shared through quantum key distribution between two cooperative players is secure against any eavesdropping attack allowed by the laws of physics. Yet, such a key can be established only when the quantum channel error rate due to eavesdropping or imperfect apparatus is low. Here, a prac...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Physical review. A, Atomic, molecular, and optical physics Atomic, molecular, and optical physics, 2002-12, Vol.66 (6), Article 060302 |
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Zusammenfassung: | A secret key shared through quantum key distribution between two cooperative players is secure against any eavesdropping attack allowed by the laws of physics. Yet, such a key can be established only when the quantum channel error rate due to eavesdropping or imperfect apparatus is low. Here, a practical quantum key distribution scheme by making use of an adaptive privacy amplification procedure with two-way classical communication is reported. Then, it is proven that the scheme generates a secret key whenever the bit error rate of the quantum channel is less than 0.5-0.1{radical}(5){approx_equal}27.6%, thereby making it the most error resistant scheme known to date. |
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ISSN: | 1050-2947 1094-1622 |
DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevA.66.060302 |