Simultaneous quantum cryptographic key distribution and conventional data transmission over installed fibre using wavelength-division multiplexing

Electronics Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 188-190

  Townsend, P D ^a  

^a MARTLESHAM HEATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Optical communication; Quantum cryptography; Wavelength division multiplexing

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); CRYPTOGRAPHY; DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; ERRORS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS;

QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY; QUANTUM MECHANICAL LAWS;

FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

EID: 0030822386     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:19970147     Document Type: Article

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