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arXiv:1801.02771 · Physical Review A

Practical quantum appointment scheduling

Dave Touchette, Benjamin Lovitz, Norbert Lütkenhaus

Published Apr 12, 2018• 6 citations
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Abstract

A quantum appointment-scheduling protocol based on coherent states and basic linear optics operations is proposed. The protocol is shown to perform better than a classical one in terms of information leakage.
DOI
10.1103/physreva.97.042320

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