Implementation of continuous variable quantum cryptography in optical fibres using a go-&-return configuration

Quantum Information and Computation

Volumn 6, Issue 4-5, 2006, Pages 326-335

  Legre, Matthieu ^a   Zbinden, Hugo ^a   Gisin, Nicolas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Quantum cryptography

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL FIBERS;

CONTINUOUS VARIABLES; DEGREE OF STABILITY; PHASE FLUCTUATION; SELF COMPENSATION;

QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY;

EID: 33746864906     PISSN: 15337146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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