DocumentCode
450278
Title
3.3 gigahertz clocked quantum key distribution system
Author
Gordon, Karen J. ; Fernandez, Veronica ; Collins, Robert J. ; Rech, Ivan ; Cova, Sergio D. ; Townsend, Paul D. ; Buller, Gerald S.
Author_Institution
Sch. of Eng. & Phys. Sci., Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh, UK
Volume
4
fYear
2005
fDate
25-29 Sept. 2005
Firstpage
913
Abstract
A fibre-based quantum key distribution system operating up to a clock frequency of 3.3GHz is presented. The system demonstrates significantly increased key exchange rate potential and operates at a wavelength of 850nm.
Keywords
optical fibre communication; quantum cryptography; 3.3 GHz; 850 nm; clock frequency; fibre-based quantum key distribution system; key exchange rate potential;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location
IET
ISSN
0537-9989
Print_ISBN
0-86341-543-1
Type
conf
Filename
1584255
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