Abstract
We study the role of discrete rotational symmetry in the quantum key distribution by generalizing the well-known Bennett-Brassard 1984 and Scarani-Acin-Ribordy-Gisin 2004 protocols. We observe that discrete rotational symmetry results in the protocol's invariance to continuous rotations, thus leading to a simplified relation between bit and phase error rates and consequently a straightforward security proof.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Article number | 032341 |
| Journal | Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics |
| Volume | 75 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| State | Published - Mar 28 2007 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics