High rate, long-distance quantum key distribution over 250 km of ultra low loss fibres

New Journal of Physics

Volumn 11, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Stucki, D ^a   Walenta, N ^a   Vannel, F ^a   Thew, R T ^a   Gisin, N ^a   Zbinden, H ^a   Gray, S ^b   Towery, C R ^b   Ten, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b Science and Technology Division   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOCK RATE; HIGH RATE; LOW LOSS; LOW NOISE; QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION; SUPERCONDUCTING DETECTOR;

QUANTUM CHEMISTRY;

QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY;

EID: 67651213420     PISSN: 13672630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/11/7/075003     Document Type: Article

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