Tunable electro-optic polarization modulator for quantum key distribution applications

Optics Communications

Volumn 234, Issue 1-6, 2004, Pages 203-210

  Gordeev, Nikita Yu ^a,b   Gordon, Karen J ^a   Buller, Gerald S ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b IOFFE INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Optoelectronic device; Polarization modulator; Quantum cryptography; Quantum key distribution

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LASER TUNING; LIGHT MODULATORS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; QUANTUM THEORY;

ELECTROOPTIC POLARIZATION; POLARIZATION MODULATOR; QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION;

LIGHT POLARIZATION;

EID: 1842615060     PISSN: 00304018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optcom.2004.02.036     Document Type: Article

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