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Quantum cryptographic ranging

Quantum Physics 2009-11-07 v1

Abstract

We present a system to measure the distance between two parties that allows only trusted people to access the result. The security of the protocol is guaranteed by the complementarity principle in quantum mechanics. The protocol can be realized with available technology, at least as a proof of principle experiment.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0112079,
  title  = {Quantum cryptographic ranging},
  author = {Vittorio Giovannetti and Seth Lloyd and Lorenzo Maccone},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0112079},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

2 pages, 1 figure. Contribution to the proceedings of the IV edition of the Garda Lake Workshop "Mysteries, Puzzles and Paradoxes in Quantum Mechanics"