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Physical Review A

Quantum cryptography with entangled multiphotons of the same polarization

Yu‐Hui Luo, Kam Tai Chan

Published Oct 5, 2004• 6 citations
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Abstract

Multiphoton entanglement in the same polarization has been theoretically shown to be obtainable by type-I spontaneous parametric down-conversion (SPDC), which can generate bright pulses more easily than type-II SPDC. A quantum cryptographic protocol utilizing photon number coding of the detected type-I entangled multiphotons is described. The information capacity versus photon number is calculated after considering the transmission loss inside the optical fiber and the detector efficiency, considering possible attacks to the scheme. The result thus achieved compares very favorably with all other schemes employing entanglement.

DOI
10.1103/physreva.70.042302

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Abstract Multiphoton entanglement is the basis of many quantum communication schemes, quantum cryptographic protocols, and fundamental tests of quantum theory. Spontaneous parametric down‐conversion is the most effective source for polarization entangled photon pairs. Here we show, that a class of entangled 4‐photon states can be directly created by parametric down‐conversion. These states exhibit perfect quantum correlations and a high robustness of entanglement against photon loss. Therefore these states are well suited for new types of quantum communication.