Title
Experimental quantum homomorphic encryption
Author
Jonas Zeuner
Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology, Vienna
Author
Ioannis Pitsios
Istituto di Fotonica e Nanotecnologie - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (IFN-CNR), Milano
Author
Si-Hui Tan
Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore
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Abstract
Quantum computers promise not only to outperform classical machines for certain important tasks, but also to preserve privacy of computation. For example, the blind quantum computing protocol enables secure delegated quantum computation, where a client can protect the privacy of their data and algorithms from a quantum server assigned to run the computation. However, this security comes with the practical limitation that the client and server must communicate after each step of computation. A practical alternative is homomorphic encryption, which does not require any interactions, while providing quantum-enhanced data security for a variety of computations. In this scenario, the server specifies the computation to be performed, and the client provides only the input data, thus enabling secure noninteractive computation. Here, we demonstrate homomorphic-encrypted quantum computing with unitary transformations of individual qubits, as well as multi-qubit quantum walk computations using single-photon states and non-birefringent integrated optics. The client encrypts their input in the photons’ polarization state, while the server performs the computation using the path degree of freedom. Our demonstration using integrated quantum photonics underlines the applicability of homomorphic-encrypted quantum computations, and shows the potential for delegated quantum computing using photons.
Keywords
Computational Theory and MathematicsComputer Networks and CommunicationsStatistical and Nonlinear PhysicsComputer Science (miscellaneous)
Object type
Language
English [eng]
Persistent identifier
https://phaidra.univie.ac.at/o:1597354
Appeared in
Title
npj Quantum Information
Volume
7
Issue
1
ISSN
2056-6387
Issued
2021
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date issued
2021
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