• 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