We present two robust quantum secure direct communication (QSDC) schemes with a quantum one-time pad over a collective-noise channel. Each logical qubit is made up of two physical qubits and it is invariant over a col...We present two robust quantum secure direct communication (QSDC) schemes with a quantum one-time pad over a collective-noise channel. Each logical qubit is made up of two physical qubits and it is invariant over a collective-noise channel. The two photons in each logical qubit can be produced with a practically entangled source, i.e., a parametric down-conversion source with a beta barium borate crystal and a pump pulse of ultraviolet light. The information is encoded on each logical qubit with two logical unitary operations, which will not destroy the antinoise feather of the quantum systems. The receiver Bob can read out the sender's message directly with two single-photon measurements on each logical qubit, instead of Bell-state measurements, which will make these protocols more convenient in a practical application. With current technology, our two robust QSDC schemes are feasible and may be optimal ones.展开更多
We present two novel quantum secure direct communication（QSDC） protocols over different collective-noise channels.Different from the previous QSDC schemes over collective-noise channels,which are all source-encrypti...We present two novel quantum secure direct communication（QSDC） protocols over different collective-noise channels.Different from the previous QSDC schemes over collective-noise channels,which are all source-encrypting protocols,our two protocols are based on channel-encryption.In both schemes,two authorized users first share a sequence of EPR pairs as their reusable quantum key.Then they use their quantum key to encrypt and decrypt the secret message carried by the decoherence-free states over the collective-noise channel.In theory,the intrinsic efficiencies of both protocols are high since there is no need to consume any entangled states including both the quantum key and the information carriers except the ones used for eavesdropping checks.For checking eavesdropping,the two parties only need to perform two-particle measurements on the decoy states during each round.Finally,we make a security analysis of our two protocols and demonstrate that they are secure.展开更多
In this paper,two information leakage resistant quantum dialogue(QD)protocols over a collective-noise channel are proposed.Decoherence-free subspace(DFS)is used to erase the influence from two kinds of collective nois...In this paper,two information leakage resistant quantum dialogue(QD)protocols over a collective-noise channel are proposed.Decoherence-free subspace(DFS)is used to erase the influence from two kinds of collective noise,i.e.,collective-dephasing noise and collective-rotation noise,where each logical qubit is composed of two physical qubits and free from noise.In each of the two proposed protocols,the secret messages are encoded on the initial logical qubits via two composite unitary operations.Moreover,the single-photon measurements rather than the Bell-state measurements or the more complicated measurements are needed for decoding,making the two proposed protocols easier to implement.The initial state of each logical qubit is privately shared between the two authenticated users through the direct transmission of its auxiliary counterpart.Consequently,the information leakage problem is avoided in the two proposed protocols.Moreover,the detailed security analysis also shows that Eve’s several famous active attacks can be effectively overcome,such as the Trojan horse attack,the intercept-resend attack,the measure-resend attack,the entangle-measure attack and the correlation-elicitation(CE)attack.展开更多
In the field of quantum communication,quantum steganography is an important branch of quantum information hiding.In a realistic quantum communication system,quantum noises are unavoidable and will seriously impact the...In the field of quantum communication,quantum steganography is an important branch of quantum information hiding.In a realistic quantum communication system,quantum noises are unavoidable and will seriously impact the safety and reliability of the quantum steganographic system.Therefore,it is very important to analyze the influence of noise on the quantum steganography protocol and how to reduce the effect of noise.This paper takes the quantum steganography protocol proposed in 2010 as an example to analyze the effects of noises on information qubits and secret message qubits in the four primary quantum noise environments.The results show that when the noise factor of one quantum channel noise is known,the size of the noise factor of the other quantum channel can be adjusted accordingly,such as artificially applying noise,so that the influence of noises on the protocol is minimized.In addition,this paper also proposes a method of improving the efficiency of the steganographic protocol in a noisy environment.展开更多
We report a low-noise, high-signal-to-noise-ratio(SNR) balanced homodyne detector based on the standard transimpedance amplifier circuit and the inductance and capacitance combination for the measurement of the bright...We report a low-noise, high-signal-to-noise-ratio(SNR) balanced homodyne detector based on the standard transimpedance amplifier circuit and the inductance and capacitance combination for the measurement of the bright squeezed state in the range from 1 kHz to 100 kHz. A capacitance is mounted at the input end of the AC branch to prevent the DC photocurrent from entering the AC branch and avoid AC branch saturation. By adding a switch at the DC branch,the DC branch can be flexibly turned on and off on different occasions. When the switch is on, the DC output provides a monitor signal for laser beam alignment. When the switch is off, the electronic noise of the AC branch is greatly reduced at audio-frequency band due to immunity to the impedance of the DC branch, hence the SNR of the AC branch is significantly improved. As a result, the electronic noise of the AC branch is close to -125 dBm, and the maximum SNR of the AC branch is 48 dB with the incident power of 8 mW in the range from 1 kHz to 100 kHz. The developed photodetector paves a path for measuring the bright squeezed state at audio-frequency band.展开更多
We present a robust （n, n）-threshold scheme for multiparty quantum secret sharing of key over two collectivenoise channels （i.e., the collective dephasing channel and the collective rotating channel） via three-pho...We present a robust （n, n）-threshold scheme for multiparty quantum secret sharing of key over two collectivenoise channels （i.e., the collective dephasing channel and the collective rotating channel） via three-photon mixed states, In our scheme, only if all the sharers collaborate together can they establish a joint key with the message sender and extract the secret message from the sender＇s encrypted message. This scheme can be implemented using only a Bell singlet, a one-qubit state and polarization identification of single photon, so it is completely feasible according to the present-day technique.展开更多
We present a protocol for quantum private comparison of equality(QPCE) with the help of a semi-honest third party(TP).Instead of employing the entanglement,we use single photons to achieve the comparison in this proto...We present a protocol for quantum private comparison of equality(QPCE) with the help of a semi-honest third party(TP).Instead of employing the entanglement,we use single photons to achieve the comparison in this protocol.By utilizing collective eavesdropping detection strategy,our protocol has the advantage of higher qubit efficiency and lower cost of implementation.In addition to this protocol,we further introduce three robust versions which can be immune to collective dephasing noise,collective-rotation noise and all types of unitary collective noise,respectively.Finally,we show that our protocols can be secure against the attacks from both the outside eavesdroppers and the inside participants by using the theorems on quantum operation discrimination.展开更多
A quantum identification system based on the transformation of polarization of a mesoscopic coherent state is proposed. Physically, an initial polarization state which carries the identity information is transformed i...A quantum identification system based on the transformation of polarization of a mesoscopic coherent state is proposed. Physically, an initial polarization state which carries the identity information is transformed into an arbitrary elliptical polarization state, To verify the identity of a communicator, a reverse procedure is performed by the receiver, For simply describing the transformation procedure, the analytical methods of Poincaré sphere and quaternion are adopted. Since quantum noise provides such a measurement uncertainty for the eavesdropping that the identity information cannot be retrieved from the elliptical polarization state, the proposed scheme is secure.展开更多
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Provincial Universities (Grant No. 10KJB180004)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 10847147)
文摘We present two robust quantum secure direct communication (QSDC) schemes with a quantum one-time pad over a collective-noise channel. Each logical qubit is made up of two physical qubits and it is invariant over a collective-noise channel. The two photons in each logical qubit can be produced with a practically entangled source, i.e., a parametric down-conversion source with a beta barium borate crystal and a pump pulse of ultraviolet light. The information is encoded on each logical qubit with two logical unitary operations, which will not destroy the antinoise feather of the quantum systems. The receiver Bob can read out the sender's message directly with two single-photon measurements on each logical qubit, instead of Bell-state measurements, which will make these protocols more convenient in a practical application. With current technology, our two robust QSDC schemes are feasible and may be optimal ones.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61170270,61100203,60903152,61003286,and61121061)the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University (Grant No. NCET-10-0260)+3 种基金the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (Grant No. 20090005110010)the Natural Science Foundation of Beijing (Grant Nos. 4112040 and 4122054)the Foundation of Science and Technology on Communication Security Laboratory (Grant No. 9140C110101110 C1104)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant Nos. BUPT2011YB01,BUPT2011RC0505,2011PTB-00-29,and 2011RCZJ15)
文摘We present two novel quantum secure direct communication（QSDC） protocols over different collective-noise channels.Different from the previous QSDC schemes over collective-noise channels,which are all source-encrypting protocols,our two protocols are based on channel-encryption.In both schemes,two authorized users first share a sequence of EPR pairs as their reusable quantum key.Then they use their quantum key to encrypt and decrypt the secret message carried by the decoherence-free states over the collective-noise channel.In theory,the intrinsic efficiencies of both protocols are high since there is no need to consume any entangled states including both the quantum key and the information carriers except the ones used for eavesdropping checks.For checking eavesdropping,the two parties only need to perform two-particle measurements on the decoy states during each round.Finally,we make a security analysis of our two protocols and demonstrate that they are secure.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11375152 and 61402407)the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province(Grant No.LQ12F02012)
文摘In this paper,two information leakage resistant quantum dialogue(QD)protocols over a collective-noise channel are proposed.Decoherence-free subspace(DFS)is used to erase the influence from two kinds of collective noise,i.e.,collective-dephasing noise and collective-rotation noise,where each logical qubit is composed of two physical qubits and free from noise.In each of the two proposed protocols,the secret messages are encoded on the initial logical qubits via two composite unitary operations.Moreover,the single-photon measurements rather than the Bell-state measurements or the more complicated measurements are needed for decoding,making the two proposed protocols easier to implement.The initial state of each logical qubit is privately shared between the two authenticated users through the direct transmission of its auxiliary counterpart.Consequently,the information leakage problem is avoided in the two proposed protocols.Moreover,the detailed security analysis also shows that Eve’s several famous active attacks can be effectively overcome,such as the Trojan horse attack,the intercept-resend attack,the measure-resend attack,the entangle-measure attack and the correlation-elicitation(CE)attack.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.61373131,61303039,61232016,61501247)the Six Talent Peaks Project of Jiangsu Province(Grant No.2015-XXRJ-013)+3 种基金Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(Grant No.BK20171458)the Natural Science Foundation of the Higher Education Institutions of Jiangsu Province(China under Grant No.16KJB520030)Sichuan Youth Science and Technique Foundation(No.2017JQ0048)NUIST Research Foundation for Talented Scholars(2015r014),PAPD and CICAEET funds.
文摘In the field of quantum communication,quantum steganography is an important branch of quantum information hiding.In a realistic quantum communication system,quantum noises are unavoidable and will seriously impact the safety and reliability of the quantum steganographic system.Therefore,it is very important to analyze the influence of noise on the quantum steganography protocol and how to reduce the effect of noise.This paper takes the quantum steganography protocol proposed in 2010 as an example to analyze the effects of noises on information qubits and secret message qubits in the four primary quantum noise environments.The results show that when the noise factor of one quantum channel noise is known,the size of the noise factor of the other quantum channel can be adjusted accordingly,such as artificially applying noise,so that the influence of noises on the protocol is minimized.In addition,this paper also proposes a method of improving the efficiency of the steganographic protocol in a noisy environment.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11654002,61575114,11874250,and 11804207)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2016YFA0301401)+3 种基金the Program for Sanjin Scholar of Shanxi Province,Chinathe Program for Outstanding Innovative Teams of Higher Learning Institutions of Shanxi,Chinathe Fund for Shanxi“1331 Project”Key Subjects Construction,ChinaKey Research and Development Projects of Shanxi Province,China(Grant No.201903D111001)。
文摘We report a low-noise, high-signal-to-noise-ratio(SNR) balanced homodyne detector based on the standard transimpedance amplifier circuit and the inductance and capacitance combination for the measurement of the bright squeezed state in the range from 1 kHz to 100 kHz. A capacitance is mounted at the input end of the AC branch to prevent the DC photocurrent from entering the AC branch and avoid AC branch saturation. By adding a switch at the DC branch,the DC branch can be flexibly turned on and off on different occasions. When the switch is on, the DC output provides a monitor signal for laser beam alignment. When the switch is off, the electronic noise of the AC branch is greatly reduced at audio-frequency band due to immunity to the impedance of the DC branch, hence the SNR of the AC branch is significantly improved. As a result, the electronic noise of the AC branch is close to -125 dBm, and the maximum SNR of the AC branch is 48 dB with the incident power of 8 mW in the range from 1 kHz to 100 kHz. The developed photodetector paves a path for measuring the bright squeezed state at audio-frequency band.
基金The project supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 10304022, the Science-Technology Fund of Anhui Province for 0utstanding Youth under Grant No. 06042087, the General Fund of the Educational Committee of Anhui Province under Grant No. 2006KJ260B, and the Key Fund of the Ministry of Education of China under Grant No. 206063. We are very grateful to Prof. ZHANG Zhan-Jun for his detailed instructions and help.
文摘We present a robust （n, n）-threshold scheme for multiparty quantum secret sharing of key over two collectivenoise channels （i.e., the collective dephasing channel and the collective rotating channel） via three-photon mixed states, In our scheme, only if all the sharers collaborate together can they establish a joint key with the message sender and extract the secret message from the sender＇s encrypted message. This scheme can be implemented using only a Bell singlet, a one-qubit state and polarization identification of single photon, so it is completely feasible according to the present-day technique.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.61272057,61170270,61100203,61003286,61121061 and 61103210)the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in Universities (Grant No.NCET-10-0260)+3 种基金the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (Grant No.20090005110010)the Natural Science Foundation of Beijing (Grant Nos.4112040 and 4122054)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No.2011YB01)the BUPT Excellent Ph.D.Students Foundation (Grant No.CX201217)
文摘We present a protocol for quantum private comparison of equality(QPCE) with the help of a semi-honest third party(TP).Instead of employing the entanglement,we use single photons to achieve the comparison in this protocol.By utilizing collective eavesdropping detection strategy,our protocol has the advantage of higher qubit efficiency and lower cost of implementation.In addition to this protocol,we further introduce three robust versions which can be immune to collective dephasing noise,collective-rotation noise and all types of unitary collective noise,respectively.Finally,we show that our protocols can be secure against the attacks from both the outside eavesdroppers and the inside participants by using the theorems on quantum operation discrimination.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （Grant No 60472018）.
文摘A quantum identification system based on the transformation of polarization of a mesoscopic coherent state is proposed. Physically, an initial polarization state which carries the identity information is transformed into an arbitrary elliptical polarization state, To verify the identity of a communicator, a reverse procedure is performed by the receiver, For simply describing the transformation procedure, the analytical methods of Poincaré sphere and quaternion are adopted. Since quantum noise provides such a measurement uncertainty for the eavesdropping that the identity information cannot be retrieved from the elliptical polarization state, the proposed scheme is secure.
