• DocumentCode
    1679351
  • Title

    High-speed quantum key distribution using hyper-entangled photons

  • Author

    Christensen, Bradley G. ; McCusker, Kevin T. ; Gauthier, Daniel J. ; Kwiat, Paul G.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We discuss a quantum cryptography system using the timing and polarization degrees of freedom to produce a high bit rate for both technologically limited eavesdroppers and for any potential eavesdroppers.
  • Keywords
    high-speed optical techniques; quantum cryptography; quantum entanglement; quantum optics; eavesdroppers; hyper-entangled photons; polarization degrees of freedom; quantum key distribution; timing; Bit error rate; Bit rate; Detectors; Laser excitation; Photonics; Pump lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6326627