Sergienko Quantum Communications and Cryptography

1. Auflage 2005
ISBN: 978-1-4200-2660-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 248 Seiten

Reihe: Optical Science and Engineering

All current methods of secure communication such as public-key cryptography can eventually be broken by faster computing. At the interface of physics and computer science lies a powerful solution for secure communications: quantum cryptography. Because eavesdropping changes the physical nature of the information, users in a quantum exchange can easily detect eavesdroppers. This allows for totally secure random key distribution, a central requirement for use of the one-time pad. Since the one-time pad is theoretically proven to be undecipherable, quantum cryptography is the key to perfect secrecy. Quantum Communications and Cryptography is the first comprehensive review of the past, present, and potential developments in this dynamic field. Leading expert contributors from around the world discuss the scientific foundations, experimental and theoretical developments, and cutting-edge technical and engineering advances in quantum communications and cryptography. The book describes the engineering principles and practical implementations in a real-world metropolitan network as well as physical principles and experimental results of such technologies as entanglement swapping and quantum teleportation. It also offers the first detailed treatment of quantum information processing with continuous variables. Technologies include both free-space and fiber-based communications systems along with the necessary protocols and information processing approaches. Bridging the gap between physics and engineering, Quantum Communications and Cryptography supplies a springboard for further developments and breakthroughs in this rapidly growing area.

Zielgruppe

Engineers and scientists in quantum communications, quantum cryptography, optical communications, quantum physics, coding, and information security; optical and computer engineers; physicists; cryptographers; and students and researchers in these areas.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sergienko, Alexander V.

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Technische Informatik Computersicherheit Kryptographie, Datenverschlüsselung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Quantum Cryptography

A. Ekert

Quantum Communications with Optical Fibers

N. Gisin, S. Iblisdir, W. Tittel, and H. Zbinden

Advanced Quantum Communications Experiments with Entangled Photons

M. Aspelmeyer, H. R. B¨ ohm, A. Fedrizzi, S. Gasparoni, M. Lindenthal, G. Molina-Terriza, A. Poppe, K. Resch, R. Ursin, P. Walther, A. Zeilinger, and T. Jennewein

The DARPA Quantum Network

C. Elliott

Experimental Cryptography Using Continuous Polarization States

S. Lorenz, N. Lütkenhaus, G. Leuchs, and N. Korolkova

Quantum Logic Using Linear Optics

J.D. Franson, B.C. Jacobs, and T.B. Pittman

Practical Quantum Cryptography: Secrecy Capacity and Privacy Amplification

G. Gilbert, M. Hamrick, and F.J. Thayer

Quantum State Sharing

T. Symul, A.M. Lance, W.P. Bowen, P.K. Lam, B.C. Sanders, and T.C. Ralph

Free-Space Quantum Cryptography

C. Kurtsiefer, M. Halder, H. Weinfurter, P. Zarda, P.R. Tapster, P.M. Gorman, and J.G. Rarity

Noise-Immune Quantum Key Distribution

Z.D. Walton, A.V. Sergienko, B.E.A. Saleh, and M.C. Teich

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