Title :
Proposal for an efficient quantum key distribution system using entanglement
Author :
Bashar, M.A. ; Chowdhury, M.A. ; Islam, R. ; Rahman, M.S. ; Das, S.K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., Shah Jalal Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Sylhet
Abstract :
We propose a multiuser quantum key distribution system based on entanglement property which is simple, more efficient, cost effective and easy to implement in laboratory environment. Existing protocols uses base communication to provide security, as 50% of the time sender and receiver´s base is not agreed there are 50% bit loss during key distribution but our protocol does not need the base communication hence we achieve 3 dB performance improvement.
Keywords :
cryptographic protocols; multiuser channels; quantum cryptography; quantum entanglement; telecommunication security; cryptographic protocol; multiuser quantum key distribution system; quantum channel; quantum entanglement; secure communication; Data security; Electrooptic modulators; Optical fiber polarization; Optical retarders; Photonic crystals; Proposals; Protocols; Quantum computing; Quantum entanglement; Telecommunication switching; QKD; data security; quantum networking;
Conference_Titel :
Computer and Information Technology, 2008. ICCIT 2008. 11th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Khulna
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2135-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2136-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICCITECHN.2008.4802981