Gigahertz quantum key distribution with InGaAs avalanche photodiodes

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 92, Issue 20, 2008, Pages

  Yuan, Z L ^a   Dixon, A R ^a,b   Dynes, J F ^a   Sharpe, A W ^a   Shields, A J ^a  

^a TOSHIBA CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIT ERROR RATE; FIBER OPTICS; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; QUANTUM THEORY;

FIBER DISPERSION; QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION (QKD); SECURE KEY RATE;

AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES;

EID: 44349176870     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2931070     Document Type: Article

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