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IEEE/LEOS Summer Topical Meetings

Practical Quantum Communications for Telecom Networks

Prem Kumar

Published Sep 22, 2006• 1 citation
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Abstract

We present latest results on developing telecom-band resources for practical quantum communications in wave-division-multiplexed optical networks. Progress on in-fiber entanglement generation/distribution and quantum-noise-randomized direct data encryption will be described
DOI
10.1109/leosst.2006.1694003

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