Title :
Quantum key distribution with a heralded single photon source and a photon number resolving detector
Author :
Horikiri, Tomoyuki ; Takeno, Yuishi ; Yabushita, Atsushi ; Wang, Haibo ; Kobayashi, Takayoshi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo
Abstract :
We have experimentally demonstrated quantum key distribution with a heralded single photon source and a photon number resolving detector. Numerical calculations have shown the expansion of the distance.
Keywords :
photodetectors; photon counting; quantum cryptography; heralded single photon source; photon number resolving detector; quantum key distribution; single-photon detectors; time-multiplexed detector; Bit error rate; Circuits; Couplers; Detectors; Event detection; Fiber lasers; Photonics; Physics; Robust stability; Temperature; 000.1600 Classical and quantum physics; 030.5260 Photon counting;
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.2006.4628716
