Active polarization stabilization in optical fibers suitable for quantum key distribution

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 26, 2007, Pages 17928-17936

  Chen, Jie ^a   Wu, Guang ^a   Li, Yao ^a   Wu, E ^a   Zeng, Heping ^a  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEEDBACK CONTROL; LIGHT POLARIZATION; PHOTONS; QUANTUM ELECTRONICS;

LONG-TERM OPERATIONS; POLARIZATION FEEDBACK; QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION; SINGLE-PHOTON PULSES;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

GLASS FIBER;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SECURITY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; QUANTUM THEORY; REFRACTOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

COMPUTER SECURITY; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; OPTICAL FIBERS; QUANTUM THEORY; REFRACTOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 37549072707     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.017928     Document Type: Article

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