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==Protocol Description== *'''Input:'''<math>n, \gamma, \epsilon_{\rm PA},\epsilon_{\rm PE},\epsilon_{\rm EC},\epsilon'_{\rm EC},Q_Z</math> *'''Output:'''<math>K_A, K_B</math> '''1.''' Distribution and measurement #For <math>i=1,...,n</math> ## Alice chooses random bits <math>X_i\in\{0,1\}</math> and <math>A_i\in_R\{0,1\}</math> such that <math>P(X_i=1)=\gamma</math> ## Alice prepares <math>H^{X_i}|A_i\rangle</math> and sends it to Bob ## Bob announces receiving a state ## Bob chooses bit <math>Y_i\in_R\{0,1\}</math> such that <math>P(Y_i=1)=\gamma</math> ## Bob measures <math>H^{X_i}|A_i\rangle</math> in basis <math>\{H^{Y_i}|0\rangle, H^{Y_i}|1\rangle\}</math> with outcome <math>B_i</math> ''At this stage Alice holds strings <math>X_1^n, A_1^n</math> and Bob <math>Y_1^n, B_1^n</math>, all of length <math>n</math>.'' '''2.''' Sifting #Alice and Bob publicly announce <math>X_1^n, Y_1^n</math> #For <math>i=1,...,n</math> ## If <math>X_i=Y_i</math> ### <math>A_1^{n'} = A_1^{n'}.</math>append<math>(A_i)</math> ### <math>B_1^{n'} = B_1^{n'}.</math>append<math>(B_i)</math> ### <math>X_1^{n'} = X_1^{n'}.</math>append<math>(X_i)</math> ### <math>Y_1^{n'} = Y_1^{n'}.</math>append<math>(Y_i)</math> ''Now Alice holds strings <math>X_1^{n'}, A_1^{n'}</math> and Bob <math>Y_1^{n'}, B_1^{n'}</math>, all of length <math>n'\leq n</math>.'' '''3.''' Parameter estimation # Set size<math>Q</math> = 0 #For <math>i=1,...,n'</math> ## If <math>X_i = Y_i = 1</math> ### Alice and Bob publicly announce <math>A_i, B_i</math> ### Alice and Bob compute <math>Q_i = 1 - \delta_{A_iB_i}</math>, where <math>\delta_{A_iB_i}</math> is the Kronecker delta ## size<math>Q</math> += 1; #Both Alice and Bob, each, compute <math>Q_X = \frac{1}{\text{size}Q} \sum_{i=1}^{n'}Q_i</math></br> '''4.''' Error correction ''<math>C(\cdot,\cdot)</math> is an error correction subroutine (see [[BB84 Quantum Key Distribution #References| [9]]]) determined by the previously estimated value of <math>Q_Z</math> and with error parameters <math>\epsilon'_{\rm EC}</math> and <math>\epsilon_{\rm EC}</math> #Both Alice and Bob run <math>C(A_1^{n'},B_1^{n'})</math>''. #Bob obtains <math>\tilde{B}_1^{n'}</math> '''5.''' Privacy amplification ''<math>PA(\cdot,\cdot)</math> is a privacy amplification subroutine (see [[BB84 Quantum Key Distribution #References| [10]]]) determined by the size <math>\ell</math>, computed from equation for key length <math>\ell</math> (see [[Quantum Key Distribution#Properties|Properties]]), and with secrecy parameter <math>\epsilon_{\rm PA}</math>'' #Alice and Bob run <math>PA(A_1^{n'},\tilde{B}_1^{n'})</math> and obtain secret keys <math>K_A, K_B</math>;
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