A New Quantum Watermarking Based on Quantum Wavelet Transforms *Supported by Kermanshah Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah, Iran. (June 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Heidari, Shahrokh; Naseri, Mosayeb; Gheibi, Reza; Baghfalaki, Masoud; Pourarian, Mohammad Rasoul; Farouk, Ahmed
• Is Part Of: Communications in theoretical physics. Volume 67:Number 6(2017:Jun.)
• Publication Date: 2017-06
• Subjects: quantum watermarking -- quantum wavelet transforms -- invisibility -- robustness; 89.20.Ff; Physics -- Periodicals; 530.105
• DOI: 10.1088/0253-6102/67/6/732
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0253-6102

Abstract

Abstract: Quantum watermarking is a technique to embed specific information, usually the owner's identification, into quantum cover data such for copyright protection purposes. In this paper, a new scheme for quantum watermarking based on quantum wavelet transforms is proposed which includes scrambling, embedding and extracting procedures. The invisibility and robustness performances of the proposed watermarking method is confirmed by simulation technique. The invisibility of the scheme is examined by the peak-signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR) and the histogram calculation. Furthermore the robustness of the scheme is analyzed by the Bit Error Rate (BER) and the Correlation Two-Dimensional (Corr 2-D) calculation. The simulation results indicate that the proposed watermarking scheme indicate not only acceptable visual quality but also a good resistance against different types of attack.