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InGaAs Avalanche Photodiodes for Gigahertz Quantum Key Distribution

Zhiliang L. Yuan, A. R. Dixon, J. F. Dynes, A. W. Sharpe, A. J. Shields, Alexander I. Lvovsky

Published Jan 1, 2009• 0 citations
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Abstract

We report the use of compact InGaAs avalanche photodiodes in the first gigahertz decoy‐protocol quantum key distribution to achieve a record secure key rate exceeding 1 Mbit/s for a fibre distance of 20 km.
DOI
10.1063/1.3131341

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