Title :
Experimental decoy state quantum key distribution
Author :
Rosenberg, D. ; Harrington, J.W. ; Rice, P.R. ; Hiskett, P.A. ; Peterson, C.G. ; Hughes, R.J. ; Lita, A.E. ; Nam, S. ; Nordholt, J.E.
Author_Institution :
Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM 87545, USA
Abstract :
We have implemented decoy state quantum key distribution over a recordsetting 107 km of dark optical fiber in a switched interferometer phase-encoding system utilizing ultra-low-noise, high-efficiency transition-edge sensors.
Keywords :
NIST; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Optical sensors; Performance evaluation; Privacy; Propagation losses; Pulse measurements; Security; Sensor systems;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431641
