• DocumentCode
    1562126
  • Title

    Long Distance Quantum Key Distribution in Optical Fiber

  • Author

    Rosenberg, D. ; Peterson, C.G. ; Harrington, J. ; Rice, P. ; Dallmann, N. ; Tyagi, K.T. ; McCabe, K.P. ; Hughes, R.J. ; Nordholt, J.E. ; Hadfield, Robert Hugh ; Baek, B. ; Nam, Seokho

  • Author_Institution
    Los Alamos Nat. Lab., Los Alamos, NM, USA
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    Results are presented from an experiment using quantum key distribution with decoy states and low- noise superconducting nanowire single photon detectors to distribute secure key across 145 km of optical fiber.
  • Keywords
    optical fibre communication; quantum cryptography; quantum optics; decoy states; distance 145 km; long distance quantum key distribution; low-noise superconducting nanowire; optical fiber; secure key; single photon detectors; Detectors; Distributed feedback devices; Error correction; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Phase detection; Phase modulation; Privacy; Protocols; Quantum computing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-856-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2008.4528715
  • Filename
    4528715