Comparison of four multi-user quantum key distribution schemes over passive optical networks

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 268-276

  Kumavor, Patrick D ^a   Beal, Alan C ^a   Yelin, Susanne ^a   Donkor, Eric ^a   Wang, Bing C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparison; Multi user quantum key distribution; Passive optical networks (PONs); Performance; Quantum bit error rate (QBER); Sifted key rate

Indexed keywords

BIT ERROR RATE; FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; INTERFEROMETERS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; PACKET NETWORKS; PASSIVE NETWORKS; PUBLIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY; QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY; ROUTERS;

MULTIUSER QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION; PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORKS; QUANTUM BIT ERROR RATE (QBER); SIFTED KEY RATE;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 13244291504     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2004.834481     Document Type: Article

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