Measurement-device-independent quantum secure direct communication
Measurement-device-independent quantum secure direct communication
Quantum secure direct communication (QSDC) is a unique technique, which supports the secure transmission of confidential information directly through a quantum channel without the need for a secret key and for ciphertext. Hence this secure communication protocol fundamentally differs from its conventional counterparts. In this article, we report the first measurement-device-independent (MDI) QSDC protocol relying on sequences of entangled photon pairs and single photons. Explicitly, it eliminates the security loopholes associated with the measurement device. Additionally, this MDI technique is capable of doubling the communication distance of its conventional counterpart operating without using our MDI technique. We also conceive a protocol associated with linear optical Bell-basis measurements, where only two of the four Bell-basis states could be measured. When the number of qubits in a sequence reduces to 1, the MDI-QSDC protocol degenerates to a deterministic MDI quantum key distribution protocol.
quantum communication, quantum information, secure communication
Zhou, ZengRong
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Sheng, YuBo
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Niu, PengHao
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Yin, Liuguo
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Long, Guilu
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Hanzo, Lajos
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1 March 2020
Zhou, ZengRong
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Sheng, YuBo
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Niu, PengHao
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Yin, Liuguo
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Long, Guilu
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Hanzo, Lajos
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Zhou, ZengRong, Sheng, YuBo, Niu, PengHao, Yin, Liuguo, Long, Guilu and Hanzo, Lajos
(2020)
Measurement-device-independent quantum secure direct communication.
Science China Physics Mechanics and Astronomy, 63 (3), [230362].
(doi:10.1007/s11433-019-1450-8).
Abstract
Quantum secure direct communication (QSDC) is a unique technique, which supports the secure transmission of confidential information directly through a quantum channel without the need for a secret key and for ciphertext. Hence this secure communication protocol fundamentally differs from its conventional counterparts. In this article, we report the first measurement-device-independent (MDI) QSDC protocol relying on sequences of entangled photon pairs and single photons. Explicitly, it eliminates the security loopholes associated with the measurement device. Additionally, this MDI technique is capable of doubling the communication distance of its conventional counterpart operating without using our MDI technique. We also conceive a protocol associated with linear optical Bell-basis measurements, where only two of the four Bell-basis states could be measured. When the number of qubits in a sequence reduces to 1, the MDI-QSDC protocol degenerates to a deterministic MDI quantum key distribution protocol.
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Accepted/In Press date: 30 October 2019
e-pub ahead of print date: 11 December 2019
Published date: 1 March 2020
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quantum communication, quantum information, secure communication
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