A method of discarding after-pulses in single-photon detection for quantum key distribution

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 6016-6017

  Yoshizawa, Akio ^a   Kaji, Ryosaku ^a   Tsuchida, Hidemi ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

1550 nm; After pulse; Gated mode single photon detector; Indium gallium arsenide avalanche photodiode; Quantum cryptography

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ERRORS; FIBER OPTICS; LASER PULSES; PHONONS; PHOTODIODES; QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY; QUANTUM THEORY; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM GALLIUM ARSENIDE;

AFTER PULSE PROBABILITY; AFTER PULSE RELATED ERRORS; AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES; QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION;

PARTICLE DETECTORS;

EID: 0036818518     PISSN: 00214922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/jjap.41.6016     Document Type: Article

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