Title :
Quantum key distribution over an installed multimode optical fiber local area network
Author :
Namekata, Naoto ; Mori, Shigehiko ; Inoue, Shuichiro
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Quantum Sci., Nihon Univ., Tokyo
Abstract :
Transmission of light in an under-filled mode distribution promises a single-mode like behavior in the multi-mode fiber. We performed the quantum key distribution over a 550-m installed multi-mode fiber with quantum-bit-error rate of 1.09%.
Keywords :
light transmission; local area networks; optical fibre networks; light transmission; multimode optical fiber local area network; quantum key distribution; quantum-bit-error rate; under-filled mode distribution; Interference; Optical fiber LAN; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements; Pulse modulation; (030.5260) Photon counting; (060.0060) Fiber optics and optical communication; (270.0270) Quantum optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628711