Transmission medium and full fiber-optic setup for quantum key distribution applications

Tsakiris, SI; Uzunoglu, NK

dc.contributor.author	Tsakiris, SI	en
dc.contributor.author	Uzunoglu, NK	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:25:26Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:25:26Z
dc.date.issued	2006	en
dc.identifier.issn	0003-6935	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/17659
dc.subject	Quantum Key Distribution	en
dc.subject	Fiber Optic	en
dc.subject.classification	Optics	en
dc.subject.other	Elliptic fibers	en
dc.subject.other	Fiber couplers	en
dc.subject.other	Quantum key distribution	en
dc.subject.other	Transmitted photons	en
dc.subject.other	Electromagnetic wave polarization	en
dc.subject.other	Electromagnetic wave transmission	en
dc.subject.other	Photons	en
dc.subject.other	Quantum cryptography	en
dc.subject.other	Signal receivers	en
dc.subject.other	Fiber optics	en
dc.title	Transmission medium and full fiber-optic setup for quantum key distribution applications	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1364/AO.45.008764	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.45.008764	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2006	en
heal.abstract	A fiber-optic-based coupled waveguide transmission medium is proposed to distribute secret keys in a single-photon polarization-based quantum cryptography setup. Polarization maintenance properties and coupling phenomena of the transmission medium are exploited to achieve accuracy and security of the transferred key. Elliptic fibers and fiber couplers are used to prepare the transmitted photons at the sender as well as analyze them at the receiver. The uniqueness of the setup stands on the exclusive use of fiber-optic components, enabling its construction on a single fiber line. (c) 2006 Optical Society of America.	en
heal.publisher	OPTICAL SOC AMER	en
heal.journalName	Applied Optics	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1364/AO.45.008764	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000242473800022	en
dc.identifier.volume	45	en
dc.identifier.issue	34	en
dc.identifier.spage	8764	en
dc.identifier.epage	8771	en