Title :
Engineering fiber-nonlinearity based entangled photon sources for quantum key distribution applications
Author :
Kanter, Gregory S. ; Wang, Shawn X. ; Huang, Yu-Ping ; Kumar, Prem
Author_Institution :
NuCrypt LLC, Evanston, IL, USA
Abstract :
We model fiber parametric entangled photon sources for use in quantum key distribution applications. Effects of Raman scattered photons are evaluated and are found to be manageable when appropriately detuned optical filters are employed.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical filters; quantum cryptography; quantum entanglement; Raman scattered photons; engineering fiber-nonlinearity; fiber parametric entangled photon sources; optical filters; quantum key distribution applications; Bandwidth; Optical fiber filters; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Photonics; Raman scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6
