Active polarization control for quantum communication in long-distance optical fibers with shared telecom traffic

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2661-2665

  Xavier, G B ^a   De Faria, G Vilela ^a   Da Silva, T Ferreira ^a,b   Temporao G P ^a   Von Der Weid, J P ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE METROLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

fiber optical communications; light polarization; quantum communications

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS OPERATION; DATASTREAM; FEEDBACK CHANNEL; FIBER OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS; POLARIZATION CONTROL; POLARIZATION STABILIZATION; STATE OF POLARIZATION; TELECOM;

COMMUNICATION; FIBERS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; POLARIZATION; QUANTUM THEORY; STATE FEEDBACK;

QUANTUM COMMUNICATION;

EID: 80052016888     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: 10982760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.26320     Document Type: Article

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