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ArticleEntropy (Basel, Switzerland)2025

High-Dimensional and Multi-Intensity One-Photon-Interference Quantum Secure Direct Communication.

Yu-Ting Lei, Xiang-Jie Li, Xing-Bo Pan, Yun-Rong Zhang, Gui-Lu Long

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Article in Entropy (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Yu-Ting LeiState Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Quantum Physics and Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Xiang-Jie LiFuture Research Lab, China Mobile Research Institute, Beijing 100053, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1458-6439
Xing-Bo PanState Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Quantum Physics and Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0703-3457
Yun-Rong ZhangState Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Quantum Physics and Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Gui-Lu LongState Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Quantum Physics and Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9023-1579

Funding

Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Future Chip (ICFC) 0National Natural Science Foundation of China 62401324National Natural Science Foundation of China 62471046Tsinghua University Initiative Scientific Research Program 0
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As a novel paradigm in quantum communication, quantum secure direct communication (QSDC) enables secure, reliable, and deterministic information transmission, leveraging the principles of quantum mechanics. One-photon-interference QSDC is particularly attractive because it mitigates the vulnerabilities in measurement devices while extending transmission distances. In this paper, we propose a high-dimensional one-photon-interference QSDC protocol that exploits the advantages of high-dimensional encoding in the phase of weak coherent pluses to further enhance transmission distances and improve secrecy channel capacity. The security of this protocol is analyzed using quantum wiretap channel theory, and its resistance to common quantum threats is discussed. Numerical simulations demonstrate that our protocol outperforms its predecessor in terms of its secrecy capacity and extends the maximum communication distance achievable up to 494 km, which is over 13% longer than the two-dimensional case, effectively doubling the transmission length of traditional protocols. These improvements highlight the protocol's potential for use in quantum communication applications in this era of frequent data breaches and information leaks.

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one-photon-interference quantum communicationquantum communicationquantum informationquantum secure direct communication

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PMID40282567
PMCPMC12026063

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