• DocumentCode
    1460898
  • Title

    Passive switching scheme for two-way quantum key distribution setups

  • Author

    Temporao, Guilherme P.

  • Author_Institution
    Centre for Telecommun. Studies, Pontifical Catholic Univ. of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Volume
    46
  • Issue
    7
  • fYear
    2010
  • Firstpage
    512
  • Lastpage
    513
  • Abstract
    A simple design for Bob in two-way quantum key distribution schemes that employs only passive linear optical components to perform the necessary switching operations is presented. It is shown that, for some specific protocols and/or practical qubit implementations, the losses in Bob´s station can be made negligible, hence increasing the maximum distance for secret key generation.
  • Keywords
    public key cryptography; quantum cryptography; telecommunication switching; passive linear optical components; passive switching scheme; qubit implementations; secret key generation; two-way quantum key distribution;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el.2010.0414
  • Filename
    5442123
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1460898