Quantum key distribution with 1.25 Gbps clock synchronization

Optics Express

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 2011-2016

  Bienfang, J C ^a   Gross, A J ^a   Mink, A ^a   Hershman, B J ^a   Nakassis, A ^a   Tang, X ^a   Lu, R ^a   Su, D H ^a   Clark, Charles W ^a   Williams, Carl J ^a   Hagley, E W ^b   Wen, Jesse ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Acadia Optronics LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETECTORS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; PERFORMANCE; PHOTODIODES; PHOTONS; QUANTUM THEORY;

CLOCK SYNCHRONIZATION; PHOTODIODE DETECTORS; QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION;

QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY;

EID: 2942724599     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.12.002011     Document Type: Article

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