Cyclic quantum teleportation via GHZ-like state

Abstract

Following the work of Chen et al. [Quantum Inf. Process. 16, 201 (2017)] and Zhang [Mod. Phys. Lett. A 34, 1950290 (2019)], we propose a scheme for cyclic quantum teleportation (CYQT) in which three participants Alice, Bob and Charlie can teleport three arbitrary single-qubit information states cyclically among themselves by using GHZ-like states. Chen et al. and Zhang proposed schemes for CYQT and bidirectional quantum teleportation (BQT) involving three participants, respectively. In the scheme of Chen et al., the quantum teleportation (QT) can be realized successfully between any two participants without the help of third participants and in Zhang’s scheme, two unknown single-qubit states are teleported bidirectionally between two participants with the help of a third participant. On the other hand, in our proposed scheme, all the three participants are controller as well as sender and receiver. The teleportation processes Alice [Formula: see text] Bob, Bob [Formula: see text] Charlie and Charlie [Formula: see text] Alice are controlled by Charlie, Alice and Bob, respectively, and hence the CYQT could not be realized successfully without the cooperation of all three participants. If any one participant denies to cooperate with other two participants, then the CYQT cannot be realized successfully.