Quantum key distribution by a free-space MIMO system

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 3114-3120

  Gabay, Motti ^a   Arnon, Shlomi ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Multiple input multiple output (MIMO); Optical wireless communication; Quantum key distribution (QKD); Turbulence

Indexed keywords

BIT ERROR RATE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; QUANTUM OPTICS; SIGNAL INTERFERENCE; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; TRANSMITTERS;

ATMOSPHERIC EFFECT; MULTIPLE-INPUT-MULTIPLE-OUTPUT (MIMO); OPTICAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATION; QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION (QKD); TRANSMITTER ELEMENT;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 33747586317     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2006.878043     Document Type: Article

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