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Re: Quantum cryptography: a flawed premise?

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From: Russ Schnapp
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 16:03
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In article <1992Oct13.061724.25758@netcom.com>, rcain@netcom.com (Robert Cain) writes:
|> How does he do this?  I know of no way to "save" a photon.  Somehow mirrors
|> would be involved and I think interaction with a mirror would alter the
|> polarization state.
|> 
|> Bob

Strictly speaking, a stong gravitational field would probably do the trick.
Of course, we're fresh out of quantum black holes at the moment...
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