Title :
Quantum communication experiments using entangled photons generated in dispersion shifted fiber
Author_Institution :
NTT Basic Res. Labs., NTT Corp., Tokyo
Abstract :
A 1.5-mum band entanglement source based on SFWM in DSF and quantum communication experiments using the source were described. Important future work is to realize entanglement swapping using two independent fiber sources and a quantum relay.
Keywords :
multiwave mixing; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; quantum communication; quantum entanglement; quantum interference phenomena; SFWM; dispersion shifted fiber; entangled photon generation; entanglement swapping; quantum communication; quantum relay; spontaneous four-wave mixing; wavelength 1.5 mum; Cooling; Frequency; Laboratories; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Photonics; Quantum entanglement; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE/LEOS Winter Topical Meeting Series, 2008
Conference_Location :
Sorrento
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1594-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1595-3
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSWT.2008.4444406
