title: Tripartite quantum state sharing.
abstract: We demonstrate a multipartite protocol to securely distribute and reconstruct a quantum state. A secret quantum state is encoded into a tripartite entangled state and distributed to three players. By collaborating, any two of the three players can reconstruct the state, while individual players obtain nothing. We characterize this (2,3) threshold quantum state sharing scheme in terms of fidelity, signal transfer, and reconstruction noise. We demonstrate a fidelity averaged over all reconstruction permutations of 0.73+/-0.04, a level achievable only using quantum resources.
authors.affiliation: Quantum Optics Group, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Australian National University, ACT 0200, Australia.
authors.forename: Andrew M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Lance
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Symul
authors.forename: Warwick P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Bowen
authors.forename: Barry C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Sanders
authors.forename: Ping Koy
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Lam