Fuzzy Greenberger–Horne–Zeilinger state analyzer and multiparty measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution network
Litao Zhang, Min Hu, Ran Pan +3 more
Greenberger–Horne–Zeilinger (GHZ) state is an essential resource in quantum processing. We propose multiparty measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution (MDI-QKD) protocol based on a fuzzy GHZ state analyzer, which is composed of linear optical components. Our scheme requires only N detectors and N − 1 polarizing beam splitters to realize an N-party MDI-QKD network. From numerical simulations, the security communication distance is improved to 300 km, and key rate is determined to be higher than 10 − 14. Compared with the previous work, our scheme needs less optical components and detectors, is easier to extend more users, and narrows the gap between theory and practice in multiparty MDI-QKD network.
Optical Engineering•Jan 28, 2019•2 citations