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- Title
Verifying the security of a continuous variable quantum communication protocol via quantum metrology.
- Authors
Conlon, Lorcán O.; Shajilal, Biveen; Walsh, Angus; Zhao, Jie; Janousek, Jiri; Lam, Ping Koy; Assad, Syed M.
- Abstract
Quantum mechanics offers the possibility of unconditionally secure communication between multiple remote parties. Security proofs for such protocols typically rely on bounding the capacity of the quantum channel in use. In a similar manner, Cramér-Rao bounds in quantum metrology place limits on how much information can be extracted from a given quantum state about some unknown parameters of interest. In this work we establish a connection between these two areas. We first demonstrate a three-party sensing protocol, where the attainable precision is dependent on how many parties work together. This protocol is then mapped to a secure access protocol, where only by working together can the parties gain access to some high security asset. Finally, we map the same task to a communication protocol where we demonstrate that a higher mutual information can be achieved when the parties work collaboratively compared to any party working in isolation.
- Subjects
QUANTUM communication; METROLOGY; QUANTUM states; QUANTUM mechanics
- Publication
NPJ Quantum Information, 2024, Vol 10, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2056-6387
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41534-024-00834-9