Real-time monitoring of single-photon detectors against eavesdropping in quantum key distribution systems

Optics Express

Volumn 20, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 18911-18924

  Da Silva, Thiago Ferreira ^a,b   Xavier, Guilherme B ^c   Temporão, Guilherme P ^a   Von Der Weid, Jean Pierre ^a  

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

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE METROLOGIA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SECURITY SYSTEMS;

MONITORING SYSTEM; OVERALL EFFICIENCY; QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; REAL TIME MONITORING; REAL-WORLD APPLICATION; SINGLE-PHOTON AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES; SINGLE-PHOTON DETECTORS; TIME SHIFTS;

PARTICLE BEAMS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SECURITY; COMPUTER SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOMETRY; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

COMPUTER SECURITY; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; PHOTOMETRY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 84865608876     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.018911     Document Type: Article

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