For conventional cipher communications based on the principles of quantum
mechanics, the photon number per signal needs to be controlled below 1 or
to a mesoscopic level in order to make quantum-mechanical properties
remarkable. This invention is intended to provide a quantum-mechanical
communications' method that is practical even with a macroscopic number
of photons. Antisqueezed light is transmitted using a random sender
basis. The legitimate recipient can use a secret key to know the random
sender basis, and thus to receive the information accurately without
being affected by antisqueezing. However, because eavesdroppers unknowing
of the sender basis must use haphazard bases in an attempt to receive the
signals, the eavesdroppers are significantly affected by antisqueezing
and the respective signal bit-error-rates are increased. This makes
eavesdropping impossible, thus ensuring secure communications between the
legitimate senders and recipients.