259 research outputs found
Optimal dimensionality for quantum cryptography
We perform a comparison of two protocols for generating a cryptographic key
composed from d-valued symbols: one exploiting a string of independent qubits
and another one utilizing d-level systems prepared in states belonging to d+1
mutually unbiased bases. We show that the protocol based on qubits is optimal
for quantum cryptography, since it provides higher security and higher key
generation rate.Comment: Revtex, 4 pages, 1 eps figur
Rural, Urban and Suburban Communities and their economic Interconnectivity in coastal North Etruria (2nd century BC - 2nd Century AD)
The effectiveness of quantum operations for eavesdropping on sealed messages
A quantum protocol is described which enables a user to send sealed messages
and that allows for the detection of active eavesdroppers. We examine a class
of eavesdropping strategies, those that make use of quantum operations, and we
determine the information gain versus disturbance caused by these strategies.
We demonstrate this tradeoff with an example and we compare this protocol to
quantum key distribution, quantum direct communication, and quantum seal
protocols.Comment: 10 pages, 2 figures. Third Feynman Festival, 25 -- 29 August 2006,
University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, U.S.
Aspects of mutually unbiased bases in odd prime power dimensions
We rephrase the Wootters-Fields construction [Ann. Phys., {\bf 191}, 363
(1989)] of a full set of mutually unbiased bases in a complex vector space of
dimensions , where is an odd prime, in terms of the character
vectors of the cyclic group of order . This form may be useful in
explicitly writing down mutually unbiased bases for .Comment: 3 pages, latex, no figure
Quantum Key Distribution between N partners: optimal eavesdropping and Bell's inequalities
Quantum secret-sharing protocols involving N partners (NQSS) are key
distribution protocols in which Alice encodes her key into qubits, in
such a way that all the other partners must cooperate in order to retrieve the
key. On these protocols, several eavesdropping scenarios are possible: some
partners may want to reconstruct the key without the help of the other ones,
and consequently collaborate with an Eve that eavesdrops on the other partners'
channels. For each of these scenarios, we give the optimal individual attack
that the Eve can perform. In case of such an optimal attack, the authorized
partners have a higher information on the key than the unauthorized ones if and
only if they can violate a Bell's inequality.Comment: 14 pages, 1 figur
Orthogonality of Biphoton Polarization States
Orthogonality of two-photon polarization states belonging to a single
frequency and spatial mode is demonstrated experimentally, in a generalization
of the well-known anti-correlation 'dip' experiment.Comment: Submitted to Phys.Rev.Let
Optimal eavesdropping in cryptography with three-dimensional quantum states
We study optimal eavesdropping in quantum cryptography with three-dimensional
systems, and show that this scheme is more secure than protocols using
two-dimensional states. We generalize the according eavesdropping
transformation to arbitrary dimensions, and discuss the connection with optimal
quantum cloning.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figure
On Preparing Entangled Pairs of Polarization Qubits in the Frequency Non-Degenerate Regime
The problems associated with practical implementation of the scheme proposed
for preparation of arbitrary states of polarization ququarts based on biphotons
are discussed. The influence of frequency dispersion effects are considered,
and the necessity of group velocities dispersion compensation in the frequency
non-degenerate case even for continuous pumping is demonstrated. A method for
this compensation is proposed and implemented experimentally. Physical
restrictions on the quality of prepared two-photon states are revealed.Comment: 9 pages, 6 figure
Investigaciones actuales en ligandos de receptores opiáceos
Relevant developments have been achieved in the last twenty years in the search for
opioid agonists and antagonists with selectivity for each receptor subpopulation. Recently,
new benzomorphan derivatives have been synthesized and compounds with substituted
cyclopropylmethyl functionalities at N-l position showed high affinity and selectivity for
K opioid receptor subpopulations. MPCB and CCB were selected as specific K agonists.
The affinity ofCCB was two-fold the USO,488H one. Mixed peptide-heterocyclic compounds
have been derived from these compounds and important informations on binding processes
of K ligands have been obtained.En los últimos veinte años se ha llevado a cabo una intensa investigación sobre la
búsqueda de agonistas y antagonistas selectivos de cada subtipo de receptores opiáceos.
Recientemente, se han sintetizado nuevos derivados benzomorfánicos y compuestos con
restos ciclopropilmetílicos sobre N-l que muestran alta afinidad y selectividad por los
receptores K . Los compuestos MPCB y CCB se han seleccionado como agonistas específicos K. La afinidad de CCB es dos veces mayor que la del compuesto USO,488H. De
estos compuestos se han derivado interesantes compuestos con estructura de peptidoheterocido y se han obtenido importantes informaciones sobre los procesos de binding a
los receptores K
Measurement of qutrits
We proposed the procedure of measuring the unknown state of the three-level
system - the qutrit, which was realized as the arbitrary polarization state of
the single-mode biphoton field. This procedure is accomplished for the set of
the pure states of qutrits; this set is defined by the properties of SU(2)
transformations, that are done by the polarization transformers.Comment: 9 pages, 9 figure
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