DocumentCode
2401216
Title
Single-photon detection at telecom wavelength and quantum cryptography
Author
Ribordy, Grégoire ; Gisin, Nicolas ; Guinnard, Olivier ; Zbinden, Hugo
Author_Institution
id Quantique SA, Geneva, Switzerland
Volume
2
fYear
2003
fDate
27-28 Oct. 2003
Firstpage
771
Abstract
In this paper the typical performance of the InGaAs/InP APDs used as single-photon counters in the telecom wavelength region and their application in quantum cryptography is described.
Keywords
III-V semiconductors; avalanche photodiodes; dark conductivity; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; photodetectors; photon counting; quantum cryptography; APD performance; InGaAs-InP; quantum cryptography; single-photon counters; single-photon detection; telecom wavelength region; Absorption; Avalanche photodiodes; Breakdown voltage; Counting circuits; Cryptography; Detectors; Indium gallium arsenide; Photomultipliers; Silicon; Telecommunications;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003. LEOS 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
ISSN
1092-8081
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7888-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOS.2003.1253027
Filename
1253027
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