Title : 
Simple protocol of quantum cryptography based on two truly orthogonal states
         
        
            Author : 
Koashi, M. ; Imoto, N.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
NTT Basic Res. Labs., Kanagawa, Japan
         
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
Summary form only given.One of the simplest protocols of quantum cryptography proposed so far is the one based on two nonorthogonal states. In this protocol, the receiver cannot determine every bit because there is no way to distinguish nonorthogonal states completely. Another simple protocol uses two orthogonal states, and the receiver can always discriminate between the two states that represent the bit values 0 and 1. In this protocol, however, the sender must mix the third states (vacuum states) in the bit stream to prevent eavesdropping. Thus the following question arises: do more simple protocols exist in which the sender switches between only two states and the receiver can obtain every bit value? Here we show that such a protocol does exist.
         
        
            Keywords : 
optical communication; protocols; quantum cryptography; optical communication; orthogonal state; protocol; quantum cryptography; Atomic beams; Cryptographic protocols; Cryptography; Electronic mail; Laboratories; Nonlinear optics; Optical receivers; Reflectivity; Resonance; Switches;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Quantum Electronics Conference, 1998. IQEC 98. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the International
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
San Francisco, CA, USA
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
1-55752-541-2
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/IQEC.1998.680188