High-speed quantum key distribution systems for optical fiber networks in campus and metro areas

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7092, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Tang, Xiao ^a   Ma, Lijun ^a   Mink, Alan ^a   Chang, Tiejun ^a   Xu, Hai ^a   Slattery, Oliver ^a   Nakassis, Anastase ^a   Hershman, Barry ^a   Su, David ^a   Boisvert, Ronald F ^a  

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

Author keywords

Detection time bin shift; Optical fiber communication; Quantum key distribution; Single photon detector

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING; DATA HANDLING; FIBERS; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; NETWORK MANAGEMENT; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; PARTICLE BEAMS; PHOTONS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY; SECURITY SYSTEMS; SENSOR NETWORKS; VEGETATION;

CAMPUS NETWORKS; DETECTION TIME BIN SHIFT; FIBER NETWORKS; KEY TECHNIQUES; METRO NETWORKS; NETWORK MANAGERS; NOISE REDUCTIONS; OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL-; PPLN WAVEGUIDES; QKD SYSTEMS; QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION; QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; SINGLE PHOTON DETECTOR; VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS;

PUBLIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY;

EID: 55549138727     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.793852     Document Type: Conference Paper

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