• DocumentCode
    2793677
  • Title

    Narrowband pulsed polarization-entangled photon source for free-space quantum key distribution

  • Author

    Kuzucu, Onur ; Wong, Franco N C

  • Author_Institution
    Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, 02139, USA
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate a narrowband pulsed source of polarization-entangled photons based on parametric downconversion in a phase-stable Sagnac interferometer that is suitable for free-space quantum key distribution with high key generation rates.
  • Keywords
    Laser excitation; Narrowband; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical polarization; Optical pulse generation; Optical retarders; Photonics Society; Quantum computing; Sagnac interferometers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2007.4431718
  • Filename
    4431718
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2793677