We present two quantum-state sharing protocols where the channels are not maximally entangled states. By properly choosing the measurement basis it is possible to achieve unity fidelity transfer of the state if the parties collaborate. We also show that contrary to the protocols where we have maximally entangled channels these protocols are probabilistic. We then compare the efficiency of both protocols and sketch the generalization of the protocols to $N$ parties.

• Received 20 March 2006

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.73.062316