Quantum Cryptography Based on Orthogonal States
Quantum Physics
2016-09-08 v1
Abstract
All existing quantum cryptosystems use non-orthogonal states as the carriers of information. Non-orthogonal states cannot be cloned (duplicated) by an eavesdropper. In result, any eavesdropping attempt must introduce errors in the transmission, and therefore, can be detected by the legal users of the communication channel. Orthogonal states are not used in quantum cryptography, since they can be faithfully cloned without altering the transmitted data. In this Letter we present a cryptographic scheme based on orthogonal states, which also assures the detection of any eavesdropper.
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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/9502021,
title = {Quantum Cryptography Based on Orthogonal States},
author = {Lior Goldenberg and Lev Vaidman},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/9502021},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
Latex, 10 pages, 1 figure (decompress with "uudecode" and "unzip"). Submitted to Physical Review Letters.