• DocumentCode
    2249412
  • Title

    An analysis of single-photon detectors in an environmentally robust gigahertz clock rate quantum key distribution system

  • Author

    Clarke, Patrick J. ; Collins, Robert J. ; McCarthy, Aongus ; Krichel, Nils J. ; García-Martínez, María-José ; Tanner, Michael G. ; O´Connor, John A. ; Natarajan, Chandra M. ; Miki, Shigehito ; Sasaki, Masahide ; Wang, Zhen ; Rech, Ivan ; Ghioni, Massimo ;

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Eng. & Phys. Sci., Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh, UK
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We have developed a robust, BB84, 850 nm wavelength, gigahertz clock, phase encoding quantum key distribution system. This has been analyzed using a number of single-photon detectors and tested against predictions from our theoretical model.
  • Keywords
    quantum cryptography; environmentally robust gigahertz clock rate quantum key distribution system; phase encoding quantum key distribution system; single-photon detectors; wavelength 850 nm; Clocks; Detectors; Educational institutions; Junctions; Predictive models; Robustness; Telecommunications;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5950992