1310-nm quantum key distribution system with up-conversion pump wavelength at 1550 nm

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 7247-7260

  Xu, Hai ^a   Lijun, Ma ^a   Mink, Alan ^a   Hershman, Barry ^a   Tang, Xiao ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL PUMPING; PHOTODETECTORS; PUBLIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY; WAVELENGTH;

PUMP LIGHT; PUMP SIGNALS; QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; UP CONVERSION DETECTORS;

QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY;

EID: 34250209892     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.007247     Document Type: Article

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