Quantum key distribution without a single-photon source using a strong reference

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1755-1757

  Guerreau, Olivier L ^a,b   Malassenet, François J ^a,b   McLaughlin, Steven W ^a,b   Merolla, Jean Marc ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (France)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Quantum communication; Quantum cryptography

Indexed keywords

MATRIX ALGEBRA; PHOTONS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY; QUANTUM THEORY;

QUANTUM COMMUNICATION; SINGLE SIDEBAND SCHEME;

LIGHT SOURCES;

EID: 23844524711     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2005.851050     Document Type: Article

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