• DocumentCode
    450360
  • Title

    Quantum key distribution with coherent states at telecom wavelength

  • Author

    Lodewyck, Jerome ; Debuisschert, Thierry ; Tualle-Brouri, Rosa ; Grangier, Philippe

  • Author_Institution
    Thales Res. & Technol., Charles Fabry de l´´Inst. d´´Optique, Orsay, France
  • Volume
    5
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    25-29 Sept. 2005
  • Firstpage
    71
  • Abstract
    A coherent states quantum key distribution system based on standard 1550 nm telecom components can transfer a raw secret key at a rate up to 1 Mb/s with a proven security against Gaussian or non-Gaussian attacks.
  • Keywords
    optical fibre communication; quantum cryptography; telecommunication security; 1550 nm; coherent states; quantum key distribution; secret key;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    IET
  • ISSN
    0537-9989
  • Print_ISBN
    0-86341-543-1
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1584339