Title :
One-way quantum key distribution system with active phase compensation
Author :
Yuan, Z.L. ; Shields, A.J.
Author_Institution :
Toshiba Res. Eur. Ltd., Cambridge, UK
Abstract :
We present a fully-automated one-way quantum key distribution system with active phase compensation. It gives a quantum bit error rate of 0.87% and a duty cycle of 99.6%.
Keywords :
compensation; error statistics; optical fibre communication; quantum cryptography; quantum optics; active phase compensation; one-way quantum key distribution; quantum bit error rate; Bit error rate; Clocks; Optical feedback; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pulses; Phase detection; Phase measurement; Pulse modulation; Quantum mechanics; Telecommunications;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2005. EQEC '05. European
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8973-5
DOI :
10.1109/EQEC.2005.1567472
