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Main Authors: Yamaguchi, Koji, Kempf, Achim
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.02757
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author Yamaguchi, Koji
Kempf, Achim
author_facet Yamaguchi, Koji
Kempf, Achim
contents We show that encrypted cloning of unknown quantum states is possible. Any number of encrypted clones of a qubit can be created through a unitary transformation, and each of the encrypted clones can be decrypted through a unitary transformation. The decryption of an encrypted clone consumes the decryption key, i.e., only one decryption is possible, in agreement with the no-cloning theorem. Encrypted cloning represents a new paradigm that provides a form of redundancy, parallelism or scalability where direct duplication is forbidden by the no-cloning theorem. For example, a possible application of encrypted cloning is to enable encrypted quantum multi-cloud storage.
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spellingShingle Encrypted Qubits can be Cloned
Yamaguchi, Koji
Kempf, Achim
Quantum Physics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Mathematical Physics
We show that encrypted cloning of unknown quantum states is possible. Any number of encrypted clones of a qubit can be created through a unitary transformation, and each of the encrypted clones can be decrypted through a unitary transformation. The decryption of an encrypted clone consumes the decryption key, i.e., only one decryption is possible, in agreement with the no-cloning theorem. Encrypted cloning represents a new paradigm that provides a form of redundancy, parallelism or scalability where direct duplication is forbidden by the no-cloning theorem. For example, a possible application of encrypted cloning is to enable encrypted quantum multi-cloud storage.
title Encrypted Qubits can be Cloned
topic Quantum Physics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Mathematical Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.02757