Title :
Practical quantum key distribution systems based on faint laser pulses
Author :
Ribordy, Grégoire
Author_Institution :
ID Quantique
Abstract :
In this paper, the functioning and the performance of the auto-compensated quantum cryptography system developed is presented. The optical apparatus, as well as the hardware platform controlling it is described. The protocol allowing to distill a secret key from a raw key and practical applications of quantum cryptography are discussed
Keywords :
laser beams; optical pulse generation; quantum cryptography; autocompensation; faint laser pulses; quantum key distribution; secret key; Chemical lasers; Cryptography; Electronic mail; Fiber lasers; Hardware; Information processing; Optical fiber networks; Optical pulses; Physics; Quantum entanglement;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2006 Digest of the
Conference_Location :
Quebec City, Que.
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0090-2
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2006.1694001
