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Physics

Sending Messages with a Quantum Seal

Hermann Kampermann

Published Jul 21, 2014• 0 citations
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Abstract

With a simple optical experiment, researchers have demonstrated a quantum digital signature scheme for identifying the sender of an electronic message without requiring the use of quantum memories.
DOI
10.1103/physics.7.78

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