Title :
Secure key distribution over a 200km long link employing a novel ultra-long fiber lasers (UFL) scheme
Author :
Kotlicki, Omer ; Scheuer, Jacob
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. Electron., Tel-Aviv Univ., Ramat-Aviv, Israel
Abstract :
We demonstrate secure key distribution over a 200 km long link employing a novel ultralong fiber laser, enabling bit exchange at 0.5 kbps. Excellent immunity for both spectral and temporal eavesdropping strategies is demonstrated experimentally.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; quantum cryptography; secure key distribution; ultra long fiber lasers; Bragg gratings; Cryptography; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Laser theory; Mirrors; Optical interferometry; Optical switches;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
