Quantum communications and cryptography / edited by Alexander V. Sergienko.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sergienko, Alexander V.

Series:

Optical Science and Engineering

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Quantum communication--Security measures.

Quantum communication.

Cryptography.

Coding theory.

Data encryption (Computer science).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, FL : Taylor & Francis, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 secre

Contents:

Front Cover; Preface; Editor; Contributors; Contents; 1. Quantum Cryptography; 2. Quantum Communications with Optical Fibers; 3. Advanced Quantum Communications Experiments with Entangled Photons; 4. The DARPA Quantum Network; 5. Experimental Cryptography Using Continuous Polarization States; 6. Quantum Logic Using Linear Optics; 7. Practical Quantum Cryptography: Secrecy Capacity and Privacy Amplification; 8. Quantum State Sharing; 9. Free-Space Quantum Cryptography; 10. Noise-Immune Quantum Key Distribution; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-351-83701-X

1-315-22112-8

1-280-53762-0

9786610537624

1-4200-2660-7

9781315221120

OCLC:

475986883