Quantum key distribution over 30 km of standard fiber using energy-time entangled photon pairs: A comparison of two chromatic dispersion reduction methods

European Physical Journal D

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 143-148

  Fasel, S ^a   Gisin, N ^a   Ribordy, G ^a   Zbinden, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMATIC DISPERSION; COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); PHOTONS; QUANTUM COMMUNICATION; QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY;

ENERGY-TIME; ENTANGLED PHOTON PAIRS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS; ORTHOGONAL STATE; QUANTUM CHANNEL; QUANTUM-KEY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; REDUCTION METHOD; STANDARD FIBERS; TELECOM FIBERS; TEMPERATURE VARIATION;

QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT;

EID: 3142738811     PISSN: 14346060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2004-00080-8     Document Type: Article

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