Multi-photon Quantum Secure Communication

Description

This book explores alternative ways of accomplishing secure information transfer with incoherent multi-photon pulses in contrast to conventional Quantum Key Distribution techniques. Most of the techniques presented in this book do not need conventional encryption. Furthermore, the book presents a technique whereby any symmetric key can be securely transferred using the polarization channel of an optical fiber for conventional data encryption. The work presented in this book has largely been practically realized, albeit in a laboratory environment, to offer proof of concept rather than building a rugged instrument that can withstand the rigors of a commercial environment. Front Matter ....Pages i-xx Introduction (Pramode K. Verma, Mayssaa El Rifai, Kam Wai Clifford Chan)....Pages 1-28 Mathematical Background (Pramode K. Verma, Mayssaa El Rifai, Kam Wai Clifford Chan)....Pages 29-58 Quantum Key Distribution (Pramode K. Verma, Mayssaa El Rifai, Kam Wai Clifford Chan)....Pages 59-84 Secure Communication Based on Quantum Noise (Pramode K. Verma, Mayssaa El Rifai, Kam Wai Clifford Chan)....Pages 85-95 The Three-Stage Protocol: Its Operation and Implementation (Pramode K. Verma, Mayssaa El Rifai, Kam Wai Clifford Chan)....Pages 97-103 The Multi-stage Protocol (Pramode K. Verma, Mayssaa El Rifai, Kam Wai Clifford Chan)....Pages 105-118 Preliminary Security Analysis of the Multi-stage Protocol (Pramode K. Verma, Mayssaa El Rifai, Kam Wai Clifford Chan)....Pages 119-130 Security Analysis of the Multi-stage Protocol (Pramode K. Verma, Mayssaa El Rifai, Kam Wai Clifford Chan)....Pages 131-141 Application of the Multi-stage Protocol in IEEE 802.11i (Pramode K. Verma, Mayssaa El Rifai, Kam Wai Clifford Chan)....Pages 143-159 Intrusion Detection on Optical Fibers (Pramode K. Verma, Mayssaa El Rifai, Kam Wai Clifford Chan)....Pages 161-171 Secure Key Transfer Over the Polarization Channel (Pramode K. Verma, Mayssaa El Rifai, Kam Wai Clifford Chan)....Pages 173-191 An Ultra-Secure Router-to-Router Key Exchange System (Pramode K. Verma, Mayssaa El Rifai, Kam Wai Clifford Chan)....Pages 193-214