Autocompensating fiber-optic quantum cryptography system based on polarization splitting of light

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 340-347

  Bethune, Donald S ^a   Risk, William P ^a  

^a IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE DIODES; CRYPTOGRAPHY; ERROR CORRECTION; FIBER OPTICS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; PHASE SHIFT; PHOTODIODES; PHOTONS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SINGLE MODE FIBERS; SYNCHRONIZATION;

AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES; QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY; QUANTUM ENCRYPTION; QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 0033907404     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.825881     Document Type: Article

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