Title :
Experimental characterization of wavelength separation for "QKD+WDM" co-existence
Author :
Nweke, N.I. ; Toliver, P. ; Runser, R.J. ; McNown, S.R. ; Chapuran, T.E. ; Goodman, M.S. ; Hughes, R.J. ; Peterson, C.G. ; McCabe, K. ; Nordholt, J.E. ; Tyagi, K. ; Hiskett, P. ; Dallmann, N.
Author_Institution :
Lab. for Telecommun. Sci., Adelphi, MD, USA
Abstract :
The minimum wavelength separation for multiplexing 1.3 μm QKD with 1.5 μm classical optical channels is experimentally determined for impairment-free QKD+WDM transmission.
Keywords :
channel spacing; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; quantum cryptography; wavelength division multiplexing; 1.3 micron; 1.5 micron; QKD+WDM co-existence; classical optical channels; impairment-free QKD+WDM transmission; wavelength separation characterization; Cryptography; Laboratories; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical interferometry; Optical scattering; Phase shifting interferometry; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202173
