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A Novel Strategy for Quantum Image Steganography Based on Moiré Pattern

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Image steganography technique is widely used to realize the secrecy transmission. Although its strategies on classical computers have been extensively researched, there are few studies on such strategies on quantum computers. Therefore, in this paper, a novel, secure and keyless steganography approach for images on quantum computers is proposed based on Moiré pattern. Algorithms based on the Moiré pattern are proposed for binary image embedding and extraction. Based on the novel enhanced quantum representation of digital images (NEQR), recursive and progressively layered quantum circuits for embedding and extraction operations are designed. In the end, experiments are done to verify the validity and robustness of proposed methods, which confirms that the approach in this paper is effective in quantum image steganography strategy.

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This work is supported by the Beijing Municipal Education Commission Science and Technology Development Plan under Grants No. KM201310005021, and the Graduate Technology Fund of BJUT under Grants No. YKJ-2013-10282.

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Jiang, N., Wang, L. A Novel Strategy for Quantum Image Steganography Based on Moiré Pattern. Int J Theor Phys 54, 1021–1032 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10773-014-2294-3

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