New efficient three-party quantum key distribution protocols

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1602-1606

  Shih, Han Cheng ^a   Lee, Kuo Chang ^b   Hwang, Tzonelih ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TZU CHI COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Quantum cryptography; Quantum key distribution; Quantum network communication

Indexed keywords

A-CENTER; MEASURING MACHINES; ONE WAY HASH FUNCTIONS; QUANTUM DEVICE; QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION; QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION PROTOCOLS; QUANTUM MEMORIES; QUANTUM NETWORK; QUANTUM NETWORK COMMUNICATION; SESSION KEY; THREE-PARTY; TRUSTED CENTERS; UNITARY OPERATION;

HASH FUNCTIONS; PUBLIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY;

EID: 72149109264     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2009.2019617     Document Type: Article

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