Long-distance bell-state analysis of fully independent polarization weak coherent states

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 17, 2013, Pages 2881-2887

  Ferreira Da Silva, Thiago ^a,b   Vitoreti, Douglas ^a   Xavier, Guilherme B ^c   Temporao, 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

Bell state analysis; optical fiber communication; optical polarization; quantum communication; single photon detection

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF POLARIZATIONS; BELL STATE; BELL STATE ANALYZERS; POLARIZATION STABILIZATION; RESIDUAL BIREFRINGENCE; SINGLE PHOTON DETECTION; TWO-PHOTON INTERFERENCE; WEAK COHERENT STATE;

LIGHT; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; PHOTONS; QUANTUM COMMUNICATION; QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY;

POLARIZATION;

EID: 84882388216     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2013.2274615     Document Type: Article

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