Title :
Efficient heralding of passively spatial-multiplexed O-band photons for noise-tolerant quantum key distribution
Author :
Mao Tong Liu ; Han Chuen Lim
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore, Singapore
Abstract :
We demonstrate an O-band passively spatial-multiplexed heralded photon source with 74.5% heralding efficiency for noise-tolerant quantum key distribution. Relation between QBER and noise-degraded g(2)(0) of heralded photons transmitted over a 10-km-long fiber is observed.
Keywords :
quantum cryptography; space division multiplexing; QBER; heralded photons; noise-tolerant quantum key distribution; passively spatial-multiplexed O-band photons; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Detectors; Optical fibers; PSNR; Photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA