Quantum key distribution at 1550 nm using a pulse heralded single photon source

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 726-734

  Soujaeff, Alexandre ^a   Nishioka, Tsuyoshi ^b   Hasegawa, Toshio ^b   Takeuchi, Shigeki ^a   Tsurumaru, Toyohiro ^b   Sasaki, Keiji ^a   Matsui, Mitsuru ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL FIBERS; PHOTONS;

QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION; SINGLE PHOTON SOURCE;

QUANTUM OPTICS;

EID: 33846471008     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.000726     Document Type: Article

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