• DocumentCode
    2879199
  • Title

    Influence of avalanche-photodiode dead time on the security of high-speed quantum-key distribution systems

  • Author

    Xu, Hai ; Ma, Lijun ; Bienfang, Joshua C. ; Tang, Xiao

  • Author_Institution
    Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Gaithersburg, MD
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    21-26 May 2006
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We study the correlation in the shifted key induced by the dead time of Geiger-mode avalanche photodiodes (APDs) in quantum cryptographic systems. A simultaneous hold-off of the APDs (SHA) technique eliminates these correlations.
  • Keywords
    avalanche photodiodes; high-speed optical techniques; optical correlation; optical fibre networks; quantum cryptography; APD; Geiger-mode avalanche photodiode; avalanche-photodiode dead time; high-speed quantum-key distribution system; quantum cryptographic system; short-distance fiber networks; Avalanche photodiodes; Bars; Breakdown voltage; Extinction ratio; Optical fiber LAN; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Personal communication networks; Protocols; Security; (040.5570) Quantum detectors; (060.2330) Fiber Optics Communications;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Long Beach, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-813-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-813-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628713
  • Filename
    4628713
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2879199