Novel Image Encryption based on Quantum Walks

Quantum computation has achieved a tremendous success during the last decades. In this paper, we investigate the potential application of a famous quantum computation model, i.e., quantum walks (QW) in image encryption. It is found that QW can serve as an excellent key generator thanks to its inhere...

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Main Authors:	Yang, Yu-Guang, Pan, Qing-Xiang, Sun, Si-Jia, Xu, Peng
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Publishing Group 2015
Online Access:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4293593/

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spelling	pubmed-42935932015-01-16 Novel Image Encryption based on Quantum Walks Yang, Yu-Guang Pan, Qing-Xiang Sun, Si-Jia Xu, Peng Article Quantum computation has achieved a tremendous success during the last decades. In this paper, we investigate the potential application of a famous quantum computation model, i.e., quantum walks (QW) in image encryption. It is found that QW can serve as an excellent key generator thanks to its inherent nonlinear chaotic dynamic behavior. Furthermore, we construct a novel QW-based image encryption algorithm. Simulations and performance comparisons show that the proposal is secure enough for image encryption and outperforms prior works. It also opens the door towards introducing quantum computation into image encryption and promotes the convergence between quantum computation and image processing. Nature Publishing Group 2015-01-14 /pmc/articles/PMC4293593/ /pubmed/25586889 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep07784 Text en Copyright © 2015, Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in the credit line; if the material is not included under the Creative Commons license, users will need to obtain permission from the license holder in order to reproduce the material. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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author_facet	Yang, Yu-Guang Pan, Qing-Xiang Sun, Si-Jia Xu, Peng
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title	Novel Image Encryption based on Quantum Walks
title_short	Novel Image Encryption based on Quantum Walks
title_full	Novel Image Encryption based on Quantum Walks
title_fullStr	Novel Image Encryption based on Quantum Walks
title_full_unstemmed	Novel Image Encryption based on Quantum Walks
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description	Quantum computation has achieved a tremendous success during the last decades. In this paper, we investigate the potential application of a famous quantum computation model, i.e., quantum walks (QW) in image encryption. It is found that QW can serve as an excellent key generator thanks to its inherent nonlinear chaotic dynamic behavior. Furthermore, we construct a novel QW-based image encryption algorithm. Simulations and performance comparisons show that the proposal is secure enough for image encryption and outperforms prior works. It also opens the door towards introducing quantum computation into image encryption and promotes the convergence between quantum computation and image processing.
publisher	Nature Publishing Group
publishDate	2015
url	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4293593/
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Novel Image Encryption based on Quantum Walks

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