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Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR)

Quantum key distribution with mode-locked two-photon states

Tomoyuki Horikiri

Published Aug 1, 2015• 1 citation
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Abstract

Quantum key distribution (QKD) with mode-locked two-photon states is discussed. The photon source with a comb-like second-order correlation function is shown to be useful for implementing long distance time-energy entanglement QKD.
DOI
10.1109/cleopr.2015.7376514

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