Practical quantum cryptography : demonstration of secure commitments in the noisy storage model.

• Main Author: Ng, Nelly Huei Ying.
• Other Authors: Chew Lock Yue
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Physics
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/49467
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The establishment of quantum theory has sparked further advancements in computer science and information theory. In this work, we explore aspects of quantum cryptography, showing how physical assumptions combined with fundamental laws of nature allow for secure communication, without additi...