Title :
Single-photon detection at telecom wavelength and quantum cryptography
Author :
Ribordy, Grégoire ; Gisin, Nicolas ; Guinnard, Olivier ; Zbinden, Hugo
Author_Institution :
id Quantique SA, Geneva, Switzerland
Abstract :
In this paper the typical performance of the InGaAs/InP APDs used as single-photon counters in the telecom wavelength region and their application in quantum cryptography is described.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; avalanche photodiodes; dark conductivity; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; photodetectors; photon counting; quantum cryptography; APD performance; InGaAs-InP; quantum cryptography; single-photon counters; single-photon detection; telecom wavelength region; Absorption; Avalanche photodiodes; Breakdown voltage; Counting circuits; Cryptography; Detectors; Indium gallium arsenide; Photomultipliers; Silicon; Telecommunications;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003. LEOS 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7888-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2003.1253027
