Quantum cryptographic system with reduced data loss

Title: Quantum cryptographic system with reduced data loss

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A secure method for distributing a random cryptographic key with reduced data loss. Traditional quantum key distribution systems employ similar probabilities for the different communication modes and thus reject at least half of the transmitted data. The invention substantially reduces the amount of discarded data (those that are encoded and decoded in different communication modes e.g. using different operators) in quantum key distribution without compromising security by using significantly different probabilities for the different communication modes. Data is separated into various sets according to the actual operators used in the encoding and decoding process and the error rate for each set is determined individually. The invention increases the key distribution rate of the BB84 key distribution scheme proposed by Bennett and Brassard in 1984. Using the invention, the key distribution rate increases with the number of quantum signals transmitted and can be doubled asymptotically.

Inventors:

Lo, Hoi-Kwong ^[1]; Chau, Hoi Fung ^[2]

(1309, Low Block, Lei Moon House Ap Lei Chau Estate, Hong Kong, HK)
(Flat C, 42nd Floor, Tower 1, University Heights 23 Pokfield Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, HK)

Issue Date:: 1998-01-01

Research Org.:: Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 871443

Patent Number(s):: 5732139

Assignee:: Lo, Hoi-Kwong (1309, Low Block, Lei Moon House Ap Lei Chau Estate, Hong Kong, HK);Chau, Hoi Fung (Flat C, 42nd Floor, Tower 1, University Heights 23 Pokfield Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, HK) CHO

DOE Contract Number:: FG02-90ER40542

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: quantum; cryptographic; reduced; data; loss; secure; method; distributing; random; key; traditional; distribution; systems; employ; similar; probabilities; communication; modes; reject; half; transmitted; substantially; reduces; amount; discarded; encoded; decoded; operators; compromising; security; significantly; separated; various; sets; according; encoding; decoding; process; error; rate; set; determined; individually; increases; bb84; scheme; proposed; bennett; brassard; 1984; signals; doubled; asymptotically; substantially reduces; transmitted data; substantially reduce; signals transmitted; distribution systems; reduced data; systems employ; data loss; /380/

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  abstractNote = {A secure method for distributing a random cryptographic key with reduced data loss. Traditional quantum key distribution systems employ similar probabilities for the different communication modes and thus reject at least half of the transmitted data. The invention substantially reduces the amount of discarded data (those that are encoded and decoded in different communication modes e.g. using different operators) in quantum key distribution without compromising security by using significantly different probabilities for the different communication modes. Data is separated into various sets according to the actual operators used in the encoding and decoding process and the error rate for each set is determined individually. The invention increases the key distribution rate of the BB84 key distribution scheme proposed by Bennett and Brassard in 1984. Using the invention, the key distribution rate increases with the number of quantum signals transmitted and can be doubled asymptotically.},

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