Multiparty hierarchical quantum-information splitting
Xin-Wen Wang, Deng-Yu Zhang, Shi-Qing Tang, Li-Jun Xie · Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics · 2011
We propose a scheme for multiparty hierarchical quantum-information splitting (QIS) with a multipartite entangled state, where a boss distributes a secret quantum state to two grades of agents asymmetrically. The agents who belong to different grades have different authorities for recovering the boss's secret. Except for the boss's Bell-state measurement, no nonlocal operation is involved. The presented scheme is also shown to be secure against eavesdropping. Such a hierarchical QIS is expected to find useful applications in the field of modern multipartite quantum cryptography.