Experimental quantum key distribution with active phase randomization

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Zhao, Yi ^a   Qi, Bing ^b   Lo, Hoi Kwong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIT ERROR RATE; PHASE MODULATION; QUANTUM THEORY; SECURITY SYSTEMS;

ACTIVE PHASE RANDOMIZATION; PHASE MODULATORS; PHASE RANDOMIZATION; QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION (QKD);

QUANTUM INTERFERENCE DEVICES;

EID: 33846635557     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2432296     Document Type: Article

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