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quant-ph2026

Multicast quantum network coding as optimal symmetric universal cloning over a quantum network

Go Kato, Mio Murao, Masaki Owari

We study the problem of perfectly multicasting symmetric universal clones of unknown quantum states over quantum networks with free classical communication. We construct a protocol…

quant-ph2024

Lie-Algebraic Bounds on Quantum Control Time via the Baker-Campbell-Hausdorff Formula

Go Kato, Masaki Owari, Koji Maruyama

The time required to implement a desired unitary operation is a central issue in quantum control, especially for many-body systems with limited control access. While controllabilit…

quant-ph2024

On the hardness of conversion from entangled proof into separable one

Seiseki Akibue, Go Kato, Seiichiro Tani

A quantum channel whose image approximates the set of separable states is called a disentangler, which plays a prominent role in the investigation of variants of the computational…

quant-ph2023★ 12 cited

Security framework for quantum key distribution with imperfect sources

Guillermo Currás-Lorenzo, Margarida Pereira, Go Kato +2

Imperfect bit-and-basis encoders compromise the security of quantum key distribution (QKD) systems via modulation flaws, side channels and inter-pulse correlations, which invalidat…

quant-ph2023★ 6 cited

Probabilistic state synthesis based on optimal convex approximation

Seiseki Akibue, Go Kato, Seiichiro Tani

When preparing a pure state with a quantum circuit, there is an unavoidable approximation error due to the compilation error in fault-tolerant implementation. A recently proposed a…

quant-ph2023★ 4 cited

Probabilistic unitary synthesis with optimal accuracy

Seiseki Akibue, Go Kato, Seiichiro Tani

The purpose of unitary synthesis is to find a gate sequence that optimally approximates a target unitary transformation. A new synthesis approach, called probabilistic synthesis, h…

quant-ph2022

Verifiable homodyne measurement for detecting non-local properies of light

Go Kato, Kiyoshi Tamaki, Masaki Owari +1

The homodyne detection is one of the most basic tools for identifying the quantum state of light. It has been used to detect useful non-local properties, such as entanglement for t…

quant-ph2022★ 2 cited

Modified BB84 quantum key distribution protocol robust to source imperfections

Margarida Pereira, Guillermo Currás-Lorenzo, Álvaro Navarrete +4

The Bennett-Brassard 1984 (BB84) protocol is the most widely implemented quantum key distribution (QKD) scheme. However, despite enormous theoretical and experimental efforts in th…

quant-ph2021

Quadratic improvement on accuracy of approximating pure quantum states and unitary gates by probabilistic implementation

Seiseki Akibue, Go Kato, Seiichiro Tani

Pure quantum states are often approximately encoded as classical bit strings such as those representing probability amplitudes and those describing circuits that generate the quant…

quant-ph2021★ 13 cited

Security of round-robin differential-phase-shift quantum key distribution protocol with correlated light sources

Akihiro Mizutani, Go Kato

Among various quantum key distribution (QKD) protocols, the round-robin differential-phase-shift (RRDPS) protocol has a unique feature that its security is guaranteed without monit…

quant-ph2020★ 5 cited

Bounds for nonadiabatic transitions

Takuya Hatomura, Go Kato

We discuss bounds for nonadiabatic transitions from the viewpoints of the adiabatic perturbation theory and the quantum speed limit. We show that the amount of nonadiabatic transit…

quant-ph2020

Single-Shot Secure Quantum Network Coding for General Multiple Unicast Network with Free One-Way Public Communication

Go Kato, Masaki Owari, Masahito Hayashi

It is natural in a quantum network system that multiple users intend to send their quantum message to their respective receivers, which is called a multiple unicast quantum network…

quant-ph2019★ 62 cited

Tight finite-key security for twin-field quantum key distribution

Guillermo Currás-Lorenzo, Alvaro Navarrete, Koji Azuma +3

Quantum key distribution (QKD) offers a reliable solution to communication problems that require long-term data security. For its widespread use, however, the rate and reach of QKD…

quant-ph2019★ 91 cited

Quantum key distribution with correlated sources

Margarida Pereira, Go Kato, Akihiro Mizutani +2

In theory, quantum key distribution (QKD) offers information-theoretic security. In practice, however, it does not due to the discrepancies between the assumptions used in the secu…

quant-ph2018★ 10 cited

Perfect discrimination of non-orthogonal quantum states with posterior classical partial information

Seiseki Akibue, Go Kato, Naoki Marumo

The indistinguishability of non-orthogonal pure states lies at the heart of quantum information processing. Although the indistinguishability reflects the impossibility of measurin…

quant-ph2018★ 29 cited

Linear programs for entanglement and key distribution in the quantum internet

Stefan Bäuml, Koji Azuma, Go Kato +1

Quantum networks will allow to implement communication tasks beyond the reach of their classical counterparts. A pressing and necessary issue for the design of quantum network prot…

quant-ph2018★ 36 cited

Quantum key distribution with setting-choice-independently correlated light sources

Akihiro Mizutani, Go Kato, Koji Azuma +6

Despite the enormous theoretical and experimental progress made so far in quantum key distribution (QKD), the security of most existing QKD implementations is not rigorously establ…

quant-ph2018★ 2 cited

Algebra and Hilbert space structures induced by quantum probes

Go Kato, Masaki Owari, Koji Maruyama

In the general setting of quantum controls, it is unrealistic to control all of the degrees of freedom of a quantum system. We consider a scenario where our direct access is restri…

quant-ph2018★ 4 cited

Bipartite discrimination of independently prepared quantum states as a counterexample to a parallel repetition conjecture

Seiseki Akibue, Go Kato

For distinguishing quantum states sampled from a fixed ensemble, the gap in bipartite and single-party distinguishability can be interpreted as a nonlocality of the ensemble. In th…

quant-ph2017★ 34 cited

Versatile relative entropy bounds for quantum networks

Luca Rigovacca, Go Kato, Stefan Bäuml +3

We provide a versatile upper bound on the number of maximally entangled qubits, or private bits, shared by two parties via a generic adaptive communication protocol over a quantum…

quant-ph2017★ 22 cited

Secure Quantum Network Coding on Butterfly Network

Masaki Owari, Go Kato, Masahito Hayashi

Quantum network coding on the butterfly network has been studied as a typical example of quantum multiple cast network. We propose secure quantum network coding on the butterfly ne…

quant-ph2017★ 17 cited

Information-theoretic security proof of differential-phase-shift quantum key distribution protocol based on complementarity

Akihiro Mizutani, Toshihiko Sasaki, Go Kato +2

We show the information-theoretic security proof of the differential-phase-shift (DPS) quantum key distribution (QKD) protocol based on the complementarity approach [arXiv:0704.366…

quant-ph2017★ 32 cited

Differential-phase-shift quantum key distribution protocol with small number of random delays

Yuki Hatakeyama, Akihiro Mizutani, Go Kato +2

The differential-phase-shift (DPS) quantum key distribution (QKD) protocol was proposed aiming at simple implementation, but it can tolerate only a small disturbance in a quantum c…

quant-ph2016★ 10 cited

Security of quantum key distribution with iterative sifting

Kiyoshi Tamaki, Hoi-Kwong Lo, Akihiro Mizutani +4

Several quantum key distribution (QKD) protocols employ iterative sifting. After each quantum transmission round, Alice and Bob disclose part of their setting information (includin…