Quantum encoder and decoder for practical quantum key distribution using a planar lightwave circuit

Journal of Modern Optics

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1953-1970

  Nambu, Yoshihiro ^a   Yoshino, Ken'ichiro ^a   Tomita, Akihisa ^a,b  

^a NEC CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Quantum encoder and decoder; Quantum key distribution

Indexed keywords

DECODING; FIBER OPTICS; OPTICAL FILTERS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; SENSOR NETWORKS;

ASYMMETRIC MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETER (AMZI); COMMERCIAL MARKETS; CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES; DEVICE TEMPERATURE; ENCODERS AND DECODERS; OPTICAL- (OPET); PHOTONIC; PLANAR LIGHT WAVE CIRCUIT (PLC); POLARIZATION-INSENSITIVE; QUANTUM ENCODERS; QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION (QKD) SYSTEMS; QUANTUM-KEY DISTRIBUTION (QKD); TIME BIN QUBITS;

QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY;

EID: 46649094007     PISSN: 09500340     EISSN: 13623044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500340801942414     Document Type: Article

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