Academic Catalog

IAM510 QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY

Course Code:	9700510
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):	3(3-0)
ECTS Credit:	8.0
Department:	Institute Of Applied Mathematics
Language of Instruction:	English
Level of Study:	Graduate
Course Coordinator:	Prof.Dr. ÝBRAHÝM YURDAHAN GÜLER
Offered Semester:	Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Content

The aim of this course is to introduce the basic of quantum information theory with an emphasis on quantum cryptography and quantum algorithms. A short review of classical information theory. Basic notions of quantum mechanics: Hilbert spaces, postulates of quantum mechanics, qubits, density operator, entanglement, EPR and Bell inequality. Quantum gates, quantum circuits. Quantum Fourier transform. Quantum algorithms: Deutsch`s, Deutsch-Jozsa, Grover`s and Shor`s algorithms. Quantum cryptography: quantum key distribution, BB84, B92, and EPR protocols.