Daylight quantum key distribution over 1.6 km

W. T. Buttler; R. J. Hughes; S. K. Lamoreaux; G. L. Morgan; J. E. Nordholt; C. G. Peterson

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.84.5652

Daylight quantum key distribution over 1.6 km

Quantum Physics 2009-11-06 v1

Authors: W. T. Buttler , R. J. Hughes , S. K. Lamoreaux , G. L. Morgan , J. E. Nordholt , C. G. Peterson

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Abstract

Quantum key distribution (QKD) has been demonstrated over a point-to-point $\sim1.6$ -km atmospheric optical path in full daylight. This record transmission distance brings QKD a step closer to surface-to-satellite and other long-distance applications.

Keywords

quantum key distribution

Cite

@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0001088,
  title  = {Daylight quantum key distribution over 1.6 km},
  author = {W. T. Buttler and R. J. Hughes and S. K. Lamoreaux and G. L. Morgan and J. E. Nordholt and C. G. Peterson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0001088},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

4 pages, 2 figures, 1 table. Submitted to PRL on 14 January 2000 for publication consideration

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