A two-step quantum secure direct dialogue protocol using Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen(EPR)pair block is proposed.In the protocol,the dialogue messages are encoded on series of qubits and sent through a quantum channel dire...A two-step quantum secure direct dialogue protocol using Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen(EPR)pair block is proposed.In the protocol,the dialogue messages are encoded on series of qubits and sent through a quantum channel directly.The security of the protocol is assured by its connection to the two-step quantum secure direct communication protocol,which has been proved secure.This protocol has several advantages.It is a direct communication protocol that does not require a separate classical communication for the ciphertext.It has high capacity as two bits of secret messages can be transmitted by an EPR pair.As a dialogue protocol,the two parties can speak to each other either simultaneously or sequentially.展开更多
Considering the air-water interface and ocean water’s optical attenuation,the performance of quantum key distribution(QKD)based on air-water channel is studied.The effects of photons’various incident angles to air-w...Considering the air-water interface and ocean water’s optical attenuation,the performance of quantum key distribution(QKD)based on air-water channel is studied.The effects of photons’various incident angles to air-water interface on quantum bit error rate(QBER)and the maximum secure transmission distance are analyzed.Taking the optical attenuation of ocean water into account,the performance bounds of QKD in different types of ocean water are discussed.The simulation results show that the maximum secure transmission distance of QKD gradually reduces as the incident angle from air to ocean water increases.In the clearest ocean water with the lowest attenuation,the maximum secure transmission distance of photons far exceeds the the working depth of underwater vehicles.In intermediate and murky ocean waters with higher attenuation,the secure transmission distance shortens,but the underwater vehicle can deploy other accessorial methods for QKD with perfect security.So the implementation of OKD between the satellite and the underwater vehicle is feasible.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.10874098 and 11175094)the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant Nos.2009CB929402 and 2011CB9216-002)
文摘A two-step quantum secure direct dialogue protocol using Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen(EPR)pair block is proposed.In the protocol,the dialogue messages are encoded on series of qubits and sent through a quantum channel directly.The security of the protocol is assured by its connection to the two-step quantum secure direct communication protocol,which has been proved secure.This protocol has several advantages.It is a direct communication protocol that does not require a separate classical communication for the ciphertext.It has high capacity as two bits of secret messages can be transmitted by an EPR pair.As a dialogue protocol,the two parties can speak to each other either simultaneously or sequentially.
基金supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China(No.2011AA7014061)
文摘Considering the air-water interface and ocean water’s optical attenuation,the performance of quantum key distribution(QKD)based on air-water channel is studied.The effects of photons’various incident angles to air-water interface on quantum bit error rate(QBER)and the maximum secure transmission distance are analyzed.Taking the optical attenuation of ocean water into account,the performance bounds of QKD in different types of ocean water are discussed.The simulation results show that the maximum secure transmission distance of QKD gradually reduces as the incident angle from air to ocean water increases.In the clearest ocean water with the lowest attenuation,the maximum secure transmission distance of photons far exceeds the the working depth of underwater vehicles.In intermediate and murky ocean waters with higher attenuation,the secure transmission distance shortens,but the underwater vehicle can deploy other accessorial methods for QKD with perfect security.So the implementation of OKD between the satellite and the underwater vehicle is feasible.
