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An Analysis of Single-Photon Detectors in an Environmentally Robust GigaHertz Clock Rate Quantum Key Distribution System

Patrick J. Clarke, Robert John Collins, Aongus McCarthy, Nils J. Krichel, María-José García-Martínez, Michael G. Tanner, John A. O’Connor, Chandra M. Natarajan, Shigehito Miki, Masahide Sasaki, Zhen Wang, Ivan Rech, Massimo Ghioni, Angelo Gulinatti, Philip A. Hiskett, Robert H. Hadfield, Paul D. Townsend, Gerald S. Buller

Published Jan 1, 2011• 0 citations
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Abstract

We have developed a robust, BB84, 850 nm wavelength, gigahertz clock, phase encoding quantum key distribution system. This has been analyzed using a number of single-photon detectors and tested against predictions from our theoretical model.
DOI
10.1364/cleo_at.2011.jtuc5

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