• DocumentCode
    2083673
  • Title

    Quantum key distribution with coherent polarization istates

  • Author

    Lorenz, Stefan ; Lütkenhaus, Norbert ; Andersen, Ulrik ; Korolkova, Natalia ; Leuchs, Gerd

  • Author_Institution
    Max-Planck Res. Group, Erlangen-Nurnberg Univ., Erlangen
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    21-21 May 2004
  • Firstpage
    382
  • Lastpage
    383
  • Abstract
    We present an experimental quantum key distribution system with coherent light. Polarisation encoding ensures simple preparation and local oscillator free measurement. By postselection, a potential secret key can be established even in presence of losses >3 dB
  • Keywords
    encoding; light coherence; light polarisation; optical communication; optical losses; protocols; quantum cryptography; quantum optics; coherent polarization states; polarisation encoding; quantum key distribution;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics Conference, 2004. (IQEC). International
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-778-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1366805