Quantum information contained in single-particle states can be masked by mapping them to entangled states. In this paper, we consider entanglement swapping under the masking of quantum information. Our work can pave the way for developing the applications of quantum information masking schemes in entanglement-swappingbased quantum cryptography.
Quantum information contained in single-particle states can be masked by mapping them to entangled states. In this paper, we consider entanglement swapping under the masking of quantum information. Our work can pave the way for developing the applications of quantum information masking schemes in entanglement-swappingbased quantum cryptography.
Entanglement swapping is the cornerstone of quantum networks,while quantum information masking is a method to ensure data privacy. The combination of the two can open new perspectives for ensuring information security in quantum network environments. In this paper, we study entanglement swapping with information masking. We consider the entanglement swapping that combines several quantum information masking methods, including the entanglement swapping of two-particle entangled states and multi-particle ones. Based on our previous work [2025, arXiv, 2009.02555v11], we derive the entanglement swapping formulas. Besides, we put forward some hypotheses about observers, which, although not the main focus of this paper, can inspire people to rethink quantum mechanics phenomena and the relationship between humans and nature.
Quantum entanglement stands as one of the most intriguing phenomena in quantum mechanics, defying classical intuition and paving the way for revolutionary advancements in information processing. the fundamentals of quantum entanglement and explores its applications in quantum information processing. Beginning with a concise overview of entanglement theory, we delve into various protocols and techniques that leverage entangled states to perform tasks such as quantum teleportation, superdense coding, and quantum cryptography. Furthermore, we discuss recent developments in the field, including entanglement-based quantum key distribution schemes and entanglement swapping protocols. Through a comprehensive examination of both theoretical principles and experimental implementations, this paper elucidates the pivotal role of quantum entanglement in shaping the landscape of quantum information processing, with implications for secure communication, computational speedup, and future quantum technologies.
Entanglement is one of the most striking features in quantum systems. Today, quantum entanglement plays a vital role in quantum technology, the non-classical correlation of quantum entanglement is an important resource for quantum communication and quantum computing. Entanglement can be divided into two categories: between multi-particle systems and between various degrees of freedom in a single-particle system (intraparticle entangled states). This work first analogized the distinctions and connections between two kinds of entangled states. Then it designed three types of entanglement-swapping methods based on Bell state joint measurement, cross-Kerr medium, and linear optical elements for intraparticle entangled states by analogizing the entanglement swapping between multiple particles. Intraparticle entanglement swapping can be applied in super quantum dense encoding, quantum information transmission, and quantum teleportation. This work is beneficial for promoting the development of quantum information technologies.
To solve the problem of hiding quantum information in simplified subsystems, Modi et al. [1] introduced the concept of quantum masking. Quantum masking is the encoding of quantum information by composite quantum states in such a way that the quantum information is hidden to the subsystem and spreads to the correlation of the composite systems. The concept of quantum masking was developed along with a new quantum impossibility theorem, the quantum no-masking theorem. The question of whether a quantum state can be masked has been studied by many people from the perspective of the types of quantum states, the number of masking participants, and error correction codes. Others have studied the relationships between maskable quantum states, the deterministic and probabilistic masking of quantum states, and the problem of probabilistic masking. Quantum masking techniques have been shown to outperform previous strategies in quantum bit commitment, quantum multi-party secret sharing, and so on.
Entanglement manipulation, and especially Entanglement Swapping is at the heart of current work on quantum information processing, purification and quantum teleportation. We will discuss how it may be generalized to multiparticle systems and how this enables multi-user quantum cryptographic protocols to be developed. Our scheme allows us to establish multiparticle entanglement between particles which belong to distant users in a communication network through a prior distribution of Bell state singlets followed by local measurements. We compare our method for generating entanglement with existing schemes using simple quantum networks, and highlight the advantages and applications in cryptographic conferencing and in reading messages from more than one source through a single quantum measurement. We also discuss how entanglement leads to the idea of ‘telecloning’, in which a teleportation-like protocol can be found which reproduces the output of an optimal quantum cloning machine. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.
Entanglement swapping is not only one of the core resources of quantum information processing, but also the backbone of long-distance quantum communication and quantum networks. Naturally, quantum information processing schemes based on entanglement swapping, such as quantum cryptography protocols and quantum algorithms, are more adaptable to quantum network environments. In this paper, we achieve quantum anonymous computation through entanglement swapping, the basic idea of which comes from our previous work [2019, Quantum Information Processing, 18(6), 168]. We propose two quantum anonymous computation protocols, in which entanglement swapping plays a crucial role in transmitting information and enhancing information security.