Narrow-band single-photon emission in the near infrared for quantum key distribution

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1296-1303

  Wu, E ^a   Jacques, Vincent ^a   Zeng, Heping ^b   Grangier, Philippe ^c   Treussart, François ^a   Roch, Jean François ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DE PHOTONIQUE QUANTIQUE ET MOLÉCULAIRE   (France)

^b EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIV PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOR; DIAMONDS; INFRARED TRANSMISSION; PHOTOEMISSION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE;

NARROW-BAND; OPTICAL EXCITATION; POLARIZED EMISSION; SINGLE-PHOTON SOURCE;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 32644451042     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.001296     Document Type: Article

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