Practical aspects of quantum cryptographic key distribution

Journal of Cryptology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 207-220

  Zbinden, H ^a   Gisin, N ^a   Huttner, B ^a   Muller, A ^a   Tittel, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Interferometry; Key distribution; Optical fibers; Quantum cryptography; Single photon counting

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000239632     PISSN: 09332790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/S001459910007     Document Type: Article

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