A short wavelength GigaHertz clocked fiber-optic quantum key distribution system

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 900-908

  Gordon, Karen J ^a   Fernandez, Veronica ^a   Townsend, Paul D ^b   Buller, Gerald S ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE DIODES; BIT ERROR RATE; DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; PARTICLE DETECTORS; SECURITY OF DATA; SIGNAL ENCODING;

CLOCK RATES; EMISSION WAVELENGTHS; QUANTUM BIT ERROR RATE; QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; SINGLE PHOTON AVALANCHE DIODES; SINGLE PHOTON DETECTORS; VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASERS;

QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY;

EID: 3142727300     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2004.830182     Document Type: Article

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