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Eavesdropping on the "ping-pong" type quantum communication protocols with invisible photon

Qing-yu Cai

abstract: The crucial issue of quantum communication protocol is its security. In this paper, we show that all the deterministic and direct two-way quantum communication protocols, sometimes called ping-pong (PP) protocols, are insecure when an eavesdropper uses the invisible photon to eavesdrop on the communication. With our invisible photon eavesdropping (IPE) scheme, the eavesdropper can obtain full information of the communication with zero risk of being detected. We show that this IPE scheme can be implemented experimentally with current technology. Finally, a possible improvement of PP communication protocols security is proposed. PACS:03.67.Hk

oai_identifier:
oai:arXiv.org:quant-ph/0508002
categories:
quant-ph
doi:
10.1016/j.physleta.2005.10.050
arxiv_id:
quant-ph/0508002
journal_ref:
Phys. Lett. A 351, 23 (2006)
report_no:
Physics Letters A Vol 351/1-2 pp 23-25
created:
2005-07-30
updated:
2005-09-28

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