• DocumentCode
    1522109
  • Title

    Quantum cash and the end of counterfeiting

  • Author

    Brooks, M.

  • Volume
    49
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    6/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    58
  • Lastpage
    59
  • Abstract
    Since the invention of paper money, counterfeiters have churned out fake bills. Some of their handiwork, created with high-tech inks, papers, and printing presses, is so good that it´s very difficult to distinguish from the real thing. National banks combat the counterfeiters with difficult-to-copy watermarks, holograms, and other sophisticated measures. But to give money the ultimate protection, some quantum physicists are turning to the weird quirks that govern nature´s fundamental particles.
  • Keywords
    holography; paper; public key cryptography; quantum cryptography; watermarking; National banks; fake bills; fundamental particles; high-tech inks; holograms; paper money; printing presses; quantum cash; quantum physicists; watermarks; Encryption; Online banking; Particle measurements; Photonics; Quantum computing; Quantum mechanics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSPEC.2012.6203970
  • Filename
    6203970