European Conference on Optical Communication

Transmission of Polarization Entangled Photons in Fiber-optics Networks

Misha Brodsky, Cristian Antonelli, Mark Shtaif

Published Jan 1, 2011• 0 citations

Abstract

Distribution of polarization-entangled photon pairs to remote users changes the degree of their entanglement in captivating ways. We will describe bounds to the reach of potential entanglement-based quantum cryptography systems arising from Polarization Mode Dispersion.

DOI: 10.1364/ecoc.2011.mo.1.b.2

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