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arXiv:0711.4468 · Journal of Physics A Mathematical and Theoretical

Quantum secret sharing based on Smolin states alone

Guang Ping He, Z D Wang, Yan-Kui Bai

Published Sep 19, 2008• 4 citations
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Abstract

It was indicated [Yu 2007 Phys. Rev. A 75 066301] that a previous proposed quantum secret sharing (QSS) protocol based on Smolin states [Augusiak 2006 Phys. Rev. A 73 012318] is insecure against an internal cheater. Here we build a different QSS protocol with Smolin states alone, and prove it to be secure against known cheating strategies. Thus we open a promising venue for building secure QSS using merely Smolin states, which is a typical kind of bound entangled states. We also propose a feasible scheme to implement the protocol experimentally.

DOI
10.1088/1751-8113/41/41/415304

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