Experimental anonymous conference key agreement using linear cluster states

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Auteurs principaux: Rückle, Lukas, Budde, Jakob, de Jong, Jarn, Hahn, Frederik, Pappa, Anna, Barz, Stefanie
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Publié: 2022
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author Rückle, Lukas
Budde, Jakob
de Jong, Jarn
Hahn, Frederik
Pappa, Anna
Barz, Stefanie
author_facet Rückle, Lukas
Budde, Jakob
de Jong, Jarn
Hahn, Frederik
Pappa, Anna
Barz, Stefanie
contents Multipartite entanglement enables secure and anonymous key exchange between multiple parties in a network. In particular Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger (GHZ) states have been introduced as resource states for anonymous key exchange protocols, in which an anonymous subset of parties within a larger network establishes a secret key. However, the use of other types of multipartite entanglement for such protocols remains relatively unexplored. Here we demonstrate that linear cluster states can serve as a versatile and potentially scalable resource in such applications. We implemented an anonymous key exchange protocol with four photons in a linear cluster state and established a shared key between three parties in our network. We show how to optimize the protocol parameters to account for noise and to maximize the finite key rate under realistic conditions. As cluster states have been established as a flexible resource in quantum computation, we expect that our demonstration provides a first step towards their hybrid use for networked computing and communication.
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spellingShingle Experimental anonymous conference key agreement using linear cluster states
Rückle, Lukas
Budde, Jakob
de Jong, Jarn
Hahn, Frederik
Pappa, Anna
Barz, Stefanie
Quantum Physics
Multipartite entanglement enables secure and anonymous key exchange between multiple parties in a network. In particular Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger (GHZ) states have been introduced as resource states for anonymous key exchange protocols, in which an anonymous subset of parties within a larger network establishes a secret key. However, the use of other types of multipartite entanglement for such protocols remains relatively unexplored. Here we demonstrate that linear cluster states can serve as a versatile and potentially scalable resource in such applications. We implemented an anonymous key exchange protocol with four photons in a linear cluster state and established a shared key between three parties in our network. We show how to optimize the protocol parameters to account for noise and to maximize the finite key rate under realistic conditions. As cluster states have been established as a flexible resource in quantum computation, we expect that our demonstration provides a first step towards their hybrid use for networked computing and communication.
title Experimental anonymous conference key agreement using linear cluster states
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2207.09487